όχι

See also: οχι

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Etymology

From Byzantine Greek ὄχι, ὤχι (ókhi, ṓkhi), from Ancient Greek ἐγώ οὐχί (egṓ oukhí) (ἐγὤχι by crasis) "not I, what?".

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈo̞çi]
  • Hyphenation: ό‧χι

Adverb

όχι • (óchi)

  1. no (negative reply)
    Μιλάτε αγγλικά; Όχι. ― Miláte angliká? Óchi. ― Do you speak English? No.
  2. no (negation)
    όχι καλά ― óchi kalá ― not good
  3. not, in elliptical clauses
    Χρειάζομαι χρήματα, όχι υποσχέσεις. ― Chreiázomai chrímata, óchi yposchéseis. ― I need money, not promises.

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Noun

όχι • (óchi) n (indeclinable)

  1. no
    Το «όχι» των Ελλήνων … (The "no" of the Greeks …)

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