δημόσιος

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From *δημότ-ιος (-ios) with assibilation, from δημότης (dēmótēs, one of the people; fellow citizen), from δῆμο(ς) (dêmo(s)) + -της (-tēs)(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

δημόσῐος (dēmósiosm (feminine δημοσῐ́ᾱ or δημοσῐ́η, neuter δημόσῐον); first/second declension

  1. belonging to the state or people, public
  2. one of the class of Demosioi, a publicly-owned slave

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek δημόσῐος (dēmósios). The sense as in the neuter τὸ () δημόσιον (dēmósion, the state).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ðiˈmo.si.os/
  • Hyphenation: δη‧μό‧σι‧ος

Adjective

δημόσιος (dimósiosm (feminine δημόσια, neuter δημόσιο)

  1. public
    δημόσια υγείαdimósia ygeíapublic health
    δημόσιο συμφέρονdimósio symféronpublic interest
    δημόσια ζωήdimósia zoḯpublic life
    δημόσια εικόναdimósia eikónapublic image
    δημόσια εμφάνισηdimósia emfánisipublic appearance

Declension

Declension of δημόσιος
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative δημόσιος (dimósios) δημόσια (dimósia) δημόσιο (dimósio) δημόσιοι (dimósioi) δημόσιες (dimósies) δημόσια (dimósia)
genitive δημόσιου (dimósiou) δημόσιας (dimósias) δημόσιου (dimósiou) δημόσιων (dimósion) δημόσιων (dimósion) δημόσιων (dimósion)
accusative δημόσιο (dimósio) δημόσια (dimósia) δημόσιο (dimósio) δημόσιους (dimósious) δημόσιες (dimósies) δημόσια (dimósia)
vocative δημόσιε (dimósie) δημόσια (dimósia) δημόσιο (dimósio) δημόσιοι (dimósioi) δημόσιες (dimósies) δημόσια (dimósia)

Notes: the genitive plural form δημοσίων (dimosíon) is more common.

Derived terms

δημοσιο- (dimosio-) compounds like

References

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