κοινός

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Hellenic *koňňós, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱomyós, from *ḱóm (with) +‎ *-yós (adjectival suffix), the ancestor of the suffix -ιος (-ios). Cognates include Latin cum, Gaulish com-, and Old English ge-.[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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κοινός (koinósm (feminine κοινή, neuter κοινόν); first/second declension

  1. common
  2. public, general
  3. neutral
  4. shared

Inflection

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “κοινός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 731

Further reading

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Greek

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek κοινός (koinós), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (with).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ciˈnos/
  • Hyphenation: κοι‧νός

Adjective

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κοινός (koinósm (feminine κοινή, neuter κοινό)

  1. common, mutual, shared, joint
    κοινή πεποίθησηkoiní pepoíthisicommon belief
    κοινό συμφέρονkoinó symféronmutual interest
  2. common, commonplace, ordinary
    ο κοινός άνθρωποςo koinós ánthroposthe common man
  3. public
    κοινή γνώμηkoiní gnómipublic opinion
    κοινή ωφέλειαkoiní oféleiapublic utility

Declension

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Derived terms

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