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πότερος

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See also: ποτερός

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • κότερος (kóteros) Ionic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kʷóteros, from *kʷos (which) + *-teros (contrastive suffix). Cognates include Latin uter, Sanskrit कतर (katará), Old English hwæþer (English whether) and Lithuanian katràs. Also see ἕτερος (héteros, other, different).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

πότερος (póteros) m (feminine ποτέρᾱ, neuter πότερον); first/second declension

  1. (interrogative adjective) which of the two?
  2. (indefinite adjective) whichever of the two

Usage notes

A separate indefinite form ποτερός (poterós) is rare.

Inflection

More information Number, Singular ...

See also

More information type, interrogative ...

References

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