γιος
Greek
Alternative forms
- (Katharevousa) υιός m (yiós)
- (Katharevousa) υἱός m (huiós)
Etymology
From Mediaeval Byzantine Greek γιός < ὑγιός (hugiós) with deletion of the unstressed vowel, from Ancient Greek υἱός (huiós, “son, child”) (see its Hellenistic pronunciation).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
- son, a male child
Declension
Declension of γιος
Coordinate terms
- and see: Appendix:Greek vocabulary/Family
Derived terms
- 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
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
- ^ “γιος”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998