οίκος
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek οἶκος (oîkos).
Pronunciation
Noun
οίκος • (oíkos) m (plural οίκοι)
- (now formal, archaic, or in set phrases) house, home (structure built or serving as an abode of human beings)
- Λευκός Οίκος ― Lefkós Oíkos ― White House
- οίκος ευγηρίας ― oíkos evgirías ― nursing home
- οίκος ανοχής ― oíkos anochís ― brothel, maison de tolerance
- (history) house (a family with its ancestors and descendants, especially a royal or noble one)
- Οίκος των Κομνηνών ― Oíkos ton Komninón ― House of Komnenos
- Οίκος των Ρομανόφ ― Oíkos ton Romanóf ― House of Romanov
- house, firm (place of business)
- εκδοτικός οίκος ― ekdotikós oíkos ― publishing house
- οίκος μόδας ― oíkos módas ― fashion house
- (Eastern Orthodoxy) strophe / stanza (of the kontakion)
- (history) manor (lord's residence in feudal times)
- (Astrology) house (one of the twelve divisions of an astrological chart)
Declension
Declension of οίκος
Derived terms
- τα εν οίκω μη εν δήμω (ta en oíko mi en dímo, “don't air your dirty laundry in public”) (Ancient Greek set phrase)
Synonyms
- (house, home): σπίτι n (spíti, “house, home”), κατοικία f (katoikía, “residence”), διαμονή f (diamoní, “residence, domicile”)
Related terms
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