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μονάχα
only /moˈnaxa/
adverbB2#2508 most common
Also: just, solely, merely
Example sentences
Θέλω μονάχα ένα καφέ.
I want only one coffee.
Είμαι μονάχα εγώ εδώ.
It's only me here.
Μονάχα εσύ μπορείς να με βοηθήσεις.
Only you can help me.
Δεν είναι μονάχα δικό του το πρόβλημα.
It is not only his problem.
Ζει μονάχα με τη σύνταξή του.
He lives on only his pension.
Μονάχα όταν έφυγε κατάλαβα πόσο τον αγαπούσα.
Only when he left did I understand how much I loved him.
Word family
μόνοςalone, onlyμόνοonly (neutral, standard form)
μοναχόςmonk
μοναχικόςlonely, solitaryμοναξιάlonelinessEtymology
Μονάχα comes from the Ancient Greek adjective μόνος, meaning alone or single. It took its current form through the same stem that produced μοναχός, a related word once used for something solitary and later narrowed to mean monk. The origin of μόνος itself is not securely traced to a specific root, so no reconstructed ancestor is given here. In everyday speech, μονάχα now serves as an emphatic, colloquial stand-in for the more neutral μόνο.
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