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Greek
- 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
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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γιος (gios)
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γιοι (gioi)
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| genitive
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γιου (giou)
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γιων (gion)
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| accusative
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γιο (gio)
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γιους (gious)
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| vocative
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γιε (gie)
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γιοι (gioi)
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Coordinate terms
- πατέρας m (patéras, “father”)
- μητέρα f (mitéra, “mother”)
- κόρη f (kóri, “daughter, girl”)
- and see: Appendix:Greek vocabulary/Family
Derived terms
From the ancient υἱός (huiós, “son, child”)
References