γιος
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
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | γιος (gios) | γιοι (gioi) |
| genitive | γιου (giou) | γιων (gion) |
| accusative | γιο (gio) | γιους (gious) |
| vocative | γιε (gie) | γιοι (gioi) |
Coordinate terms
- 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”)
- άσωτος υιός m (ásotos yiós, “prodigal son”)
- υιικός m (yiikós, “filial”)
- υιοθεσία f (yiothesía, “adoption”)
- υιοθέτηση f (yiothétisi, “adoption”)
- υιοθετώ (yiothetó, “to adopt”)
References
- ^ γιος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language