κοινός

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

 

Adjective

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

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

Inflection

Derived terms

References

  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

Greek

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

Declension of κοινός
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative κοινός (koinós) κοινή (koiní) κοινό (koinó) κοινοί (koinoí) κοινές (koinés) κοινά (koiná)
genitive κοινού (koinoú) κοινής (koinís) κοινού (koinoú) κοινών (koinón) κοινών (koinón) κοινών (koinón)
accusative κοινό (koinó) κοινή (koiní) κοινό (koinó) κοινούς (koinoús) κοινές (koinés) κοινά (koiná)
vocative κοινέ (koiné) κοινή (koiní) κοινό (koinó) κοινοί (koinoí) κοινές (koinés) κοινά (koiná)

Notes: The adjectival noun κοινόν may be found.
Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο κοινός, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο κοινός, etc.)

Derived terms