καί

See also: και

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *kahi, from earlier *kasi, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥t-, from *ḱóm (with). Compare Hittite 𒃰𒋾 (kat-ti, along with).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Conjunction

καί • (kaí)

  1. and
  2. even, also
  3. both ... and ... when used in the construction καί ... καί ...
    καὶ κατὰ γῆν καὶ κατὰ θάλατταν
    kaì katà gên kaì katà thálattan
    Along both land and sea

Derived terms

  • καὶ ᾰ̔̀ ᾰ̓́ν (kaì hằ ắn)
  • καὶ ᾰ̓́ν (kaì ắn)
  • καὶ ᾱ̔́ν (kaì hā́n)
  • καὶ ᾰ̓̀ν εἰ (kaì ằn ei)
  • κᾱ̓κ (kāk, preposition)
  • κᾱ̓́ν (kā́n, conjunction)
  • κᾱ̓̀ν εἰ (kā̀n ei)
  • κᾷτᾰ (kāîtă, conjunction)
  • κἤν (kḗn, conjunction)
  • χᾱ̓́ν (khā́n, conjunction)

Descendants

  • Greek: και (kai, and)
  • Italiot Greek: ce
  • Mariupol Greek: ки (ki)
  • Tsakonian: τσαι (tsai)
  • Coptic: ⲕⲁⲓ (kai)
  • Esperanto: kaj (and)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “καί”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 615

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