ενάντια

Greek

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /eˈnandia/
  • Hyphenation: ε‧νά‧ντι‧α

Etymology 1

Inflectional form.

Adjective

ενάντια • (enántia)

  1. Nominative, accusative and vocative plural neuter form of ενάντιος (enántios).

Etymology 2

Adverb formed from ενάντι(ος) (enánti(os), “opposing”) +‎ -α (-a, “suffix forming adverbs”). Compare to ancient adverb ἐναντία (enantía).[1]

Adverb

ενάντια • (enántia)

  1. (+accusative) against
    Πλέαμε ενάντια στον άνεμο. ― Pléame enántia ston ánemo. ― We were sailing against the wind.
    Είναι ενάντια σε κάθε ξένη επιρροή. ― Eínai enántia se káthe xéni epirroḯ. ― He is against any foreign influence.
    Synonyms: εναντίον (enantíon), κατά (katá)
    Antonyms: για (gia), υπέρ (ypér)

References
  1. ενάντια in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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