γιος

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Greek

Alternative forms

υιός m (yiós) — in formal expressions

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek γιός (giós) < ὑγιός (hugiós) with deletion of the unstressed vowel, from Ancient Greek υἱός (huiós, “son, child”) (see its Koine pronunciation).^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʝos/ - compare to ιός (iós)
Hyphenation: γιος

Noun

γιος • (gios) m (plural γιοι)

son, male child

Declension

Declension of γιος

	singular	plural
nominative	γιος •	γιοι •
genitive	γιου •	γιων •
accusative	γιο •	γιους •
vocative	γιε •	γιοι •

Coordinate terms

πατέρας m (patéras, “father”)
μητέρα f (mitéra, “mother”)
κόρη f (kóri, “daughter, girl”)

and see: Appendix:Greek vocabulary/Family

Derived terms

ακριβογιός m (akrivogiós, “only son, much loved son”)
μοναχογιός m (monachogiós, “only son”)
παραγιός m (paragiós, “young male apprentice”)
ψυχογιός m (psychogiós, “stepson”)

Related terms

From the ancient υἱός (huiós, “son, child”)

υιοθετώ (yiothetó, “to adopt”)
υιοθεσία f (yiothesía, “adoption”)
υιοθέτηση f (yiothétisi, “adoption”)
υιικός m (yiikós, “filial”)
άσωτος υιός m (ásotos yiós, “prodigal son”)

References

^ γιος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

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