ποιος

See also: ποιός and ποῖος

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ποῖος (poîos), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpços/
• Hyphenation: ποιος (triphthong not hyphened)

Pronoun

ποιος • (poios) m (feminine ποια, neuter ποιο)  interrogative

1. who

   Ποιος είναι ο επισκέπτης;

   Poios eínai o episképtis?

   Who is the caller?

   Ποιος;

   Poios;

   Who's that?, Who's there?, Who is it?

2. which

   Ποιο βιβλίο θέλεις;

   Poio vivlío théleis?

   Which book do you want?

3. (in accusative case) who, whom

   Σε ποιον το έδωσες;

   Se poion to édoses?

   To whom did you give it?

4. (in genitive case) whose

   Ποιανού είναι η πετσέτα;

   Poianoú eínai i petséta?

   Whose is the towel?

Declension

Declension of ποιος

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ποιος (poios)	ποια (poia)	ποιο (poio)		ποιοι (poioi)	ποιες (poies)	ποια (poia)
genitive	ποιου (poiou) ποιανού1 (poianoú1)	ποιας (poias) ποιανής1 (poianís1)	ποιου (poiou) ποιανού1 (poianoú1)		ποιων (poion) ποιανών1 (poianón1)	ποιων (poion) ποιανών1 (poianón1)	ποιων (poion) ποιανών1 (poianón1)
accusative	ποιον (poion)	ποια (poia) ποιαν2 (poian2)	ποιο (poio)		ποιους (poious) ποιανούς1 (poianoús1)	ποιες (poies)	ποια (poia)
vocative	—	—	—		—	—	—

1. Usually pronouns, used for people and not things.
2. Used before vowels and the consonants κ, ξ, π, τ, ψ, γκ, ντ, μπ.

Descendants

• →⇒ Turkish: aftospiyos, kıtıpiyos

See also

• που (pou) for the relative form of who:

  Ο άνθρωπος που γνώριζε πολλά ― O ánthropos pou gnórize pollá ― The Man Who Knew Too Much