ολονυχτίς

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek ὁλονυχτίς (holonukhtís), from ὅλος (hólos, “all”) + νύχτα (núkhta, “night”) + -ίς (adverbializing suffix, analogical to νωρίς etc.).[1]

Adverb

ολονυχτίς • (olonychtís)

  1. (literary) all night
    Synonym: όλη τη νύχτα (óli ti nýchta)

See also

References
  1. ολονυχτίς - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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