# ευθύς
## Greek
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek εὐθύς (euthús, “straight, direct”, adjective, also as adverb).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /eˈfθis/
* Hyphenation: ευ‧θύς

### Adjective

ευθύς • (efthýs) m (feminine ευθεία, neuter ευθύ)
* direct, straight
* (figurative) straightforward, candid

#### Declension

Derivations: Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο ευθύς, etc.) Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο ευθύς, etc.)
comparative (?)
singular
plural
masculine
feminine
neuter
masculine
feminine
neuter
nominative
ευθύτερος (efthýteros)
ευθύτερη (efthýteri)
ευθύτερο (efthýtero)
ευθύτεροι (efthýteroi)
ευθύτερες (efthýteres)
ευθύτερα (efthýtera)
genitive
ευθύτερου (efthýterou)
ευθύτερης (efthýteris)
ευθύτερου (efthýterou)
ευθύτερων (efthýteron)
ευθύτερων (efthýteron)
ευθύτερων (efthýteron)
accusative
ευθύτερο (efthýtero)
ευθύτερη (efthýteri)
ευθύτερο (efthýtero)
ευθύτερους (efthýterous)
ευθύτερες (efthýteres)
ευθύτερα (efthýtera)
vocative
ευθύτερε (efthýtere)
ευθύτερη (efthýteri)
ευθύτερο (efthýtero)
ευθύτεροι (efthýteroi)
ευθύτερες (efthýteres)
ευθύτερα (efthýtera)
Derivations: relative superlative: ο + comparative forms (eg "ο ευθύτερος", etc)
absolute superlative (?)
singular
plural
masculine
feminine
neuter
masculine
feminine
neuter
nominative
ευθύτατος (efthýtatos)
ευθύτατη (efthýtati)
ευθύτατο (efthýtato)
ευθύτατοι (efthýtatoi)
ευθύτατες (efthýtates)
ευθύτατα (efthýtata)
genitive
ευθύτατου (efthýtatou)
ευθύτατης (efthýtatis)
ευθύτατου (efthýtatou)
ευθύτατων (efthýtaton)
ευθύτατων (efthýtaton)
ευθύτατων (efthýtaton)
accusative
ευθύτατο (efthýtato)
ευθύτατη (efthýtati)
ευθύτατο (efthýtato)
ευθύτατους (efthýtatous)
ευθύτατες (efthýtates)
ευθύτατα (efthýtata)
vocative
ευθύτατε (efthýtate)
ευθύτατη (efthýtati)
ευθύτατο (efthýtato)
ευθύτατοι (efthýtatoi)
ευθύτατες (efthýtates)
ευθύτατα (efthýtata) :

#### Related terms

* ανεύθυνος (anéfthynos, “irresponsible”) & related
* απευθείας (apeftheías, “directly”, adverb)
* απευθύνω (apefthýno, “address - communicate”) & related
* απευθυσμένο n (apefthysméno) (anatomy)
* διευθύνω (diefthýno, “manage, command”) & related
* ευθεία f (eftheía, “straight line”)
* ευθεία (eftheía, “straight ahead”, adverb)
* ευθέως (efthéos, “straightforwardly”, adverb)
* ευθυ- (efthy-) compounds like ευθύαυλος m (efthýavlos), ευθυβολία f (efthyvolía), ευθύγραμμος (efthýgrammos, adjective), ευθυκρισία f (efthykrisía), ευθυτενής (efthytenís)
* ευθύνη f (efthýni, “responsibility”) & related
* ευθύτητα f (efthýtita, “straightforwardness”)
* κατευθείαν (kateftheían, adverb)
* κατευθύνω (katefthýno, “direct”) & related

### Adverb

ευθύς • (efthýs)
* immediately, outright, at once
    Synonyms: παρευθύς (parefthýs), ευθύς εξαρχής (efthýs exarchís), ευθύς αμέσως (efthýs amésos)

#### Related terms

* ευθύς εξαρχής (efthýs exarchís, “immediately”)
* ευθύς ως (efthýs os, “when”)
* παρευθύς (parefthýs, “immediately”)
* see also, adverbs ευθεία (eftheía), ευθέως (efthéos, “straightforwardly”), κατευθείαν (kateftheían)

### References

* ↑ ευθύς, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language