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παλιότερα
formerly /pa.ˈljo.te.ra/
adverbC1#3039 most common
Also: in the past, before, in earlier times
Example sentences
Παλιότερα ήμουν πιο αδύνατος.
I used to be thinner before.
Παλιότερα δεν είχαμε κινητό τηλέφωνο στο σπίτι.
In the past, we didn't have a mobile phone at home.
Παλιότερα ζούσα σε ένα μικρό χωριό κοντά στη θάλασσα.
I used to live in a small village near the sea, before.
Παλιότερα οι άνθρωποι ταξίδευαν πολύ πιο αργά απ' ό,τι σήμερα.
In the past, people used to travel much more slowly than they do today.
Παλιότερα, πριν από την οικονομική κρίση, η αγορά ακινήτων ήταν πιο σταθερή.
Formerly, before the economic crisis, the real estate market was more stable.
Παλιότερα θεωρούνταν αδιανόητο να αμφισβητεί κανείς ανοιχτά τις καθιερωμένες κοινωνικές συμβάσεις.
In earlier times, it was considered unthinkable for someone to openly question established social conventions.
Word family
παλιόςold
παλιάformerly, in the old days
παλαιότηταage, antiquity
παλαιοντολογίαpaleontology
παλιατζήςjunk dealer, secondhand seller
Etymology
Παλιότερα is the neuter plural comparative form of the adjective παλιός, 'old', used as an adverb. Παλιός descends from Ancient Greek παλαιός, 'old, ancient'. The comparative suffix turns the base meaning 'old' into 'more old', which in everyday use came to mean 'at an earlier time, formerly'.
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