εὐθύς

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Beekes tentatively takes the word as a cross of εἶθᾰρ (eîthar, at once, immediately) + ῑ̓θῠ́ς (īthús).[1] For ῑ̓θῠ́ς (īthús), Beekes implicitly prefers Willi's derivation from Proto-Indo-European *Hyewdʰ-dh-ú from the root *Hyewdʰ- (moving erect), with original basic meaning "to make right".[2] The Ionic form is from a dissimilated *εἰθύς (*eithús).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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εὐθῠ́ς (euthúsm (feminine εὐθεῖᾰ, neuter εὐθῠ́); first/third declension

  1. straight, direct
    1. (in a moral sense) straightforward, open, frank

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: ευθύς (efthýs)

Adverb

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εὐθῠ́ς (euthús)

  1. (of place) straight
    1. simply
    2. in the face of
  2. (of time) straightaway, forthwith, at once
    1. (of manner) directly, simply

Usage notes

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In adverbial usage, typically the masculine form (εὐθῠ́ς (euthús)) is used for time, while the neuter (εὐθῠ́ (euthú)) is used for place.

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “εὐθῠ́ς”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 479
  2. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ῑ̓θῠ́ς”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 583

Further reading

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