τίνος
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek τίνος (tínos), genitive singular of the interrogative pronoun: masculine, feminine τίς (tís) and of neuter τί (tí). Compare to the indefinite pronoun τίς (tís) with genitive τινός (tinós, “of/about someone”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtinos/
- Hyphenation: τί‧νος
- Homophone: Τήνος (Tínos)
Pronoun
τίνος • (tínos) m (feminine τίνος, neuter τίνος) interrogative pronoun - plural: τίνων (tínon);
Usage notes
- Of the ancient interrogative pronoun τίς (tís); the forms ; plural τίνων; and the neuter τι; are used in Standard Modern Greek as well. All other forms are archaic, used in quotations and set phrases.