νους

See also: νοῦς

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νοῦς (noûs, “mind, reason, understanding”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnus/
• Hyphenation: νους

Noun

νους • (nous) m (plural νόες)

1. mind, brains

Declension

Declension of νους

	singular
nominative	νους (nous)
genitive	νου (nou)
accusative	νου (nou)
vocative	νου (nou)

There is a rare plural literary form νόες (nóes).

Related terms

• κοινός νους (koinós nous, “common sense”)
• εγκέφαλος m (egkéfalos, “brain”)