των

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ton" and τῶν

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τῶν (tôn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈton/
• Homophone: τον (ton)

Article

των • (ton) m pl or f pl or n pl

1. (definite) genitive masculine plural of ο (o) (the)

   o μηχανισμός των Αντικυθήρων ― o michanismós ton Antikythíron ― the Antikythera mechanism

2. (definite) genitive feminine plural of ο (o) (the)
3. (definite) genitive neuter plural 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)

Derived terms

• (contraction): σε (se) + των (ton) giving στων (ston)