είντα

Greek

Alternative forms
  • Alternative spellings monotonic post 1982: είντα (eínta), ήντα (ínta), ίντα (ínta)
  • In polytonic script, mediaeval, until 1982: εἴντα (eínta), ἴντα (ínta), ἤντα (ḗnta)

Etymology

Early Modern Greek, regional from Medieval Byzantine Greek τείντα (teínta), equivalent to a contraction of τι είναι τα (ti eínai ta, “what are the these”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈinda/
  • Hyphenation: εί‧ντα
  • Homophones: ίντα (ínta), ήντα (ínta)

Pronoun

είντα • (eínta) (indeclinable)  interrogative (Medieval and Early Modern Greek regional, Demotic)

  1. (Cretan, and Aegean islands) Cretan dialect form of τι (ti)
    • 16th century Vitsentzos Kornaros (1553‑1613/14) Ἐρωτόκριτος [Erotokritos] Α´ 974
      Θυγατέρα, ίντα το θες το διάβασμα το τόσο, νύκτα-ημέρα;
      Ίντ’ όμορφα κ’ ίντα καλά βρίσκεις αυτού γραμμένα
      Thygatéra, ínta to thes to diávasma to tóso, nýkta-iméra?
      Ínt’ ómorfa k’ ínta kalá vrískeis aftoú gramména
      Daughter, what do you need the reading for, so much, night and day?
      What beautiful and what good do you find written there?
      script in 1813 edition, ed. Nikolaos Glukys.
      Θυγατέρα, / Ἤντα τὸ ϑες τὸ διάβασμα, τὸ τόσο νύκτα ἡμέρα;
      Ἤντ’ ὤμορφα, κ’ ἤντα καλὰ βρίσκεις αὐτ      ȣ͂ γραμμένα,
    (with any of the alternative spellings)
    Είντα κάνεις; ― Eínta káneis? ― What are you doing? How do you do?
    Ίντα έκαμες; ― Ínta ékames? ― What did you do?
  2. (also in Cyprus) Cypriot dialect form of τι (ti, “what?”)

Usage notes
  • With prepositions, used adverbially, meaning "how", "how much", "that"

Synonyms
  • (in Cyprus): ίνταμπου (íntampou), νάμπου (námpou), ντάμπου (dámpou)

See also

References
  1. είντα - Kriaras, Emmanuel (vol.1 1969-) Επιτομή του Λεξικού της Μεσαιωνικής Ελληνικής Δημώδους Γραμματείας (Epitomí tou Lexikoú tis Mesaionikís Ellinikís Dimódous Grammateías) [Concise Dictionary of Medieval Vulgar Greek Literature (1100–1669) Vols. I–XIV] (in Greek) Online edition (22 vols. printed edition)
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