ευθεία

ευθεία

Greek

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.ˈfθi.a/
• Hyphenation: ευ‧θεί‧α

Etymology 1

Inflectional form.

Adjective

ευθεία • (eftheía)

1. Nominative, accusative and vocative singular feminine form of ευθύς (efthýs).

Etymology 2

From feminine adjective ευθεία, by ellipsis of noun οδός (odós, “road”).[1] Also see ευθέως.

Adverb

ευθεία • (eftheía)

1. in the same direction, straight

Synonyms

• ευθέως (efthéos) (formal, but common, with different sense)

References

1. ευθεία in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
   For the adverb, see lemmata ευθεία and ευθύς

Usage notes

• In polytonic script: εὐθεῖα