του

See also: τού and τοῦ

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /tuː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /tu/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /tu/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /tu/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /tu/

Pronoun

του • (tou)

masculine/feminine/neuter genitive singular of τις (tis)

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τοῦ (toû).

Article

του • (tou)

(definite) masculine/neuter genitive singular of ο (o, “the”)

Declension

The definite article
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ο (o)	η (i)	το (to)	οι (oi)	οι (oi)	τα (ta)
genitive	του (tou)	της (tis)	του (tou)	των (ton)	των (ton)	των (ton)
accusative	το(ν) (to(n)) ¹	τη(ν) (ti(n)) ¹	το (to)	τους (tous)	τις (tis)	τα (ta)

1. The final ν is preserved before vowels, and the plosive/affricate consonants:
κ, π, τ, ξ, ψ, μπ, ντ, γκ, τσ, τζ
Archaic forms used in certain fixed phrases: τοις (tois), τας (tas)

Pronoun

του • (tou) (weak genitive and possessive form)

(personal, indirect object, masculine and neuter) him, it
Του είπα την αλήθεια.
Tou eípa tin alítheia.
I told him the truth.

Του έδωσε νερό.
Tou édose neró.
He gave it water.
(possessive) his, its
Το όνομά του είναι Μιχάλης.
To ónomá tou eínai Michális.
His name is Michael.

Declension

Third person pronouns

	singular (familiar)
	strong			weak
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	αυτός (aftós)	αυτή (aftí)	αυτό (aftó)	τος (tos)	τη (ti)	το (to)
genitive	αυτού (aftoú)	αυτής (aftís)	αυτού (aftoú)	του (tou) ^†	της (tis) ^†	του (tou) ^†
accusative	αυτόν (aftón)	αυτήν (aftín)	αυτό (aftó)	τον (ton)	την (tin)	το (to)

	plural (formal)
	strong			weak
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	αυτοί (aftoí)	αυτές (aftés)	αυτά (aftá)	τοι (toi)	τες (tes)	τα (ta)
genitive	αυτών (aftón)	αυτών (aftón)	αυτών (aftón)	τους (tous) ^†	τους (tous) ^†	τους (tous) ^†
accusative	αυτούς (aftoús)	αυτές (aftés)	αυτά (aftá)	τους (tous)	τις, τες (tis, tes) ^‡	τα (ta)

There is no 3rd person vocative case.
† These terms double as possessive pronouns.
‡ τις (tis) is used before a verb, τες (tes) after a verb..
All personal pronoun forms are displayed at εγώ (egó, “I”).

Synonyms

(personal): αυτού (aftoú) (strong form)

Derived terms

(contraction): σε (se) + του (tou) giving στου (stou)