όντως

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὄντος (óntos), masculine and neuter singular genitive of ὤν (ṓn), present participle of εἰμί (eimí, “to be”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈondos/
Hyphenation: ό‧ντως

Adverb

όντως • (óntos)

(formal) indeed, really, truly, in fact
Όντως ήταν εδώ, αλλά τώρα έχει φύγει. ― Óntos ítan edó, allá tóra échei fýgei. ― He really was here but he's left.

Όντως είμαι δασκάλα. ― Óntos eímai daskála. ― I truly am a teacher.

Synonyms

πράγματι (prágmati, “truly, really”)
πραγματικά (pragmatiká, “truly, really”)

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