Ancient Greek

Pronoun

τι • ‎(ti)

1. neuter nominative and accusative singular of τις ‎(tis): something

References

• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English-Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • account idem, page 7.
  • accuse idem, page 8.
  • anything idem, page 33.
  • ask idem, page 44.
  • babe idem, page 57.
  • cast idem, page 116.
  • engender idem, page 274.
  • examine idem, page 287.
  • hand idem, page 382.
  • hurl idem, page 411.
  • impatience idem, page 419.
  • implant idem, page 421.
  • impress idem, page 423.
  • imprint idem, page 424.
  • impute idem, page 425.
  • inspire idem, page 446.
  • lay idem, page 480.
  • mean idem, page 519.
  • novelty idem, page 561.
  • partly idem, page 595.
  • plot idem, page 621.
  • requisition idem, page 700.
  • safe-keeping idem, page 730.
  • shelter idem, page 764.
  • something idem, page 793.
  • spark idem, page 798.
  • stamp idem, page 810.
  • submit idem, page 831.
  • subordinate idem, page 831.
  • suggest idem, page 836.
  • throw idem, page 871.
  • touch idem, page 883.
  • trace idem, page 884.
  • trifle idem, page 895.
  • ward idem, page 962.
  • what idem, page 974.
  • witness idem, page 985.

Greek

Alternative forms

• τί ‎(tí)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek interrogative pronoun τίς ‎(tís, “who, what, which”)

Pronoun

τι • ‎(ti) m ‎(interrogative)

1. what

   Τι θέλετε;‎ ― Ti thélete? ― What do you want?

   Προς τι;‎ ― Pros ti? ― What for?

2. (rhetorical, for stress): how, what

   Τι ομορφιά!‎ ― Ti omorfiá! ― How beautiful, what beauty!

3. anything, something, a little

   Θα πει τι;‎ ― Tha pei ti? ― He will say anything!

Derived terms

• (singular, informal): τι κάνεις; ‎(ti káneis?)
• (plural, formal): τι κάνετε; ‎(ti kánete?)

Interjection

τι • ‎(ti)

1. what

   Τι; Είπε τέτοιο πράγμα;‎

   Ti? Eípe tétoio prágma?

   What! He said that?