"γιατί" meaning in Greek

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Adverb

IPA: /ʝaˈti/ Forms: giatí [romanization]
Rhymes: -i Etymology: From για (gia, “for”) + τί (tí, “what”). Compare similar constructions in the Romance languages: Italian perché, Spanish por qué, French pourquoi. Etymology templates: {{m|el|για||for}} για (gia, “for”), {{m|el|τί||what}} τί (tí, “what”), {{m|it|perché}} perché, {{m|es|por qué}} por qué, {{m|fr|pourquoi}} pourquoi Head templates: {{head|el|adverbs|||||head=|sort=}} γιατί • (giatí), {{el-adv}} γιατί • (giatí)
  1. (interrogative) why Tags: interrogative
    Sense id: en-γιατί-el-adv-K-I8WF8V Categories (other): Greek entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Greek entries with incorrect language header: 50 0 50

Conjunction

IPA: /ʝaˈti/ Forms: giatí [romanization]
Rhymes: -i Etymology: From για (gia, “for”) + τί (tí, “what”). Compare similar constructions in the Romance languages: Italian perché, Spanish por qué, French pourquoi. Etymology templates: {{m|el|για||for}} για (gia, “for”), {{m|el|τί||what}} τί (tí, “what”), {{m|it|perché}} perché, {{m|es|por qué}} por qué, {{m|fr|pourquoi}} pourquoi Head templates: {{head|el|conjunction|head=|sort=}} γιατί • (giatí), {{el-conjunction}} γιατί • (giatí)
  1. because Synonyms: διότι (dióti), επειδή (epeidí), λόγω (lógo), γιάντα (giánta) [Cretan], ζατί (zatí)
    Sense id: en-γιατί-el-conj-pRGu7rih

Noun

IPA: /ʝaˈti/ Forms: giatí [romanization]
Rhymes: -i Etymology: From για (gia, “for”) + τί (tí, “what”). Compare similar constructions in the Romance languages: Italian perché, Spanish por qué, French pourquoi. Etymology templates: {{m|el|για||for}} για (gia, “for”), {{m|el|τί||what}} τί (tí, “what”), {{m|it|perché}} perché, {{m|es|por qué}} por qué, {{m|fr|pourquoi}} pourquoi Head templates: {{head|el|nouns|indeclinable|||inv|||||||||||||||||||||||cat2=|cat3=|cat4=indeclinable nouns|g=n|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|tr2=}} γιατί • (giatí) n (indeclinable), {{el-noun|n|inv}} γιατί • (giatí) n (indeclinable)
  1. why, the reason why Tags: indeclinable
    Sense id: en-γιατί-el-noun-0Q75gTem Categories (other): Greek entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Greek entries with incorrect language header: 50 0 50

Alternative forms

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  "word": "γιατί"
}

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