héteros

héteros agr. ἕτερος

From Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros, from Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros, from the zero grade of the root *sem- (“one", from which also comes Ancient Greek εἷς (heîs), "one”) +‎ *-teros (contrastive suffix, from which also comes Ancient Greek -τερος (-teros)). Cognates include Sanskrit एकतर (ekatara), Breton hanter, and perhaps Old English sunder(English asunder).

Pronunciation IPA^(key): /hé.te.ros/ → /ˈe.te.ros/ → /ˈe.te.ros/

Adjective

ἕτερος • (héteros) m (feminine ἑτέρᾱ, neuter ἕτερον); first/second declension

1. one or the other of two
2. (repeated at a distance) either ... or ...
3. (repeated consecutively) one after the other
4. other, another, second (often of pairs)
5. different