γιος
Greek edit
Alternative forms edit
- υιός m (yiós) (in formal expressions)
Etymology edit
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), from earlier υἱύς (huiús), from Proto-Indo-European *suHyús.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- son, a male child
Declension edit
declension of γιος
Coordinate terms edit
- and see: Appendix:Greek vocabulary/Family
Derived terms edit
- 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 edit
From the ancient υἱός (huiós, “son, child”)
- υιοθετώ (yiothetó, “to adopt”)
- υιοθεσία f (yiothesía, “adoption”)
- υιοθέτηση f (yiothétisi, “adoption”)
- υιικός m (yiikós, “filial”)
- άσωτος υιός m (ásotos yiós, “prodigal son”)
References edit
- ^ γιος - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.