του

See also: τού and τοῦ

Greek

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek τοῦ (toû)

Article

του • (tou) m sg or n sg

1. (definite) genitive masculine singular of ο (o) (the)
2. (definite) genitive neuter singular of ο (o) (the)

Declension

The definite article

number	singular			plural
gender	m	f	n	m	f	n
nominative	ο	η	το	οι	οι	τα
genitive	του	της	του	των	των	των
accusative	το(ν)*	τη(ν)*	το	τους	τις	τα
* The final "ν" is preserved before vowels, and the plosive/affricate consonants:       κ, π, τ, ξ, ψ, μπ, ντ, γκ, τσ, τζ 1. Archaic forms used in certain fixed phrases:       τοις (tois), τας (tas)

Pronoun

1. (personal, indirect object, masculine and neuter) him, it

   Του είπα την αλήθεια. ― Tou eípa tin alítheia. ― I told him the truth.

   Του έδωσε νερό. ― Tou édose neró. ― He gave it water.

2. (possessive) his, its

   Το όνομά του είναι Μιχάλης. ― To ónomá tou eínai Michális. ― His name is Michael.

Declension

Third person forms

Number (style)	singular (familiar)						plural (formal)
	strong			weak			strong			weak
	m	f	n	m	f	n	m	f	n	m	f	n
nominative	αυτός •	αυτή •	αυτό •	τος •	τη •	το •	αυτοί •	αυτές •	αυτά •	τοι •	τες •	τα •
genitive	αυτού •	αυτής •	αυτού •	του • †	της • †	του • †	αυτών •	αυτών •	αυτών •	τους • †	τους • †	τους • †
accusative	αυτόν •	αυτήν •	αυτό •	τον •	την •	το •	αυτούς •	αυτές •	αυτά •	τους •	τις •, τες •‡	τα •
There is no 3rd person vocative case. † These terms double as possessive pronouns. ‡ "τις" is used before a verb, "τες" after a verb..   All personal pronoun forms are displayed at εγώ (egó, “I”).

Synonyms

• (personal): αυτού (aftoú) (strong form)

Derived terms

• (contraction): σε (se) + του (tou) giving στου (stou)