γιος
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Greek[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- υιός m (yiós) (in formal expressions)
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Byzantine Greek γιός (giós) < ὑγιός (hugiós) with deletion of the unstressed vowel, from Ancient Greek υἱός (huiós, “son, child”) (see its Koine pronunciation), from earlier υἱύς (huiús), from Proto-Indo-European *suHyús.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
- son, a male child
Declension[edit]
declension of γιος
Coordinate terms[edit]
- and see: Appendix:Greek vocabulary/Family
Derived terms[edit]
- ακριβογιός m (akrivogiós, “only son, much loved son”)
- μοναχογιός m (monachogiós, “only son”)
- παραγιός m (paragiós, “young male apprentice”)
- ψυχογιός m (psychogiós, “stepson”)
Related terms[edit]
From the ancient υἱός (huiós, “son, child”)
- υιοθετώ (yiothetó, “to adopt”)
- υιοθεσία f (yiothesía, “adoption”)
- υιοθέτηση f (yiothétisi, “adoption”)
- υιικός m (yiikós, “filial”)
- άσωτος υιός m (ásotos yiós, “prodigal son”)
References[edit]
- ^ γιος - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
Categories:
- Greek terms inherited from Byzantine Greek
- Greek terms derived from Byzantine Greek
- Greek terms inherited from Ancient Greek
- Greek terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Greek terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Greek terms with IPA pronunciation
- Greek lemmas
- Greek nouns
- Greek masculine nouns
- Greek nouns declining like 'δρόμος'
- el:Family