οίκος
Greek edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek οἶκος (oîkos).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
οίκος • (oíkos) m (plural οίκοι)
- (now formal, archaic, or in set phrases) settlement, tent, temple, dwelling, home (structure built or serving as an abode of human beings)
- Λευκός Οίκος ― Lefkós Oíkos ― White House
- οίκος ευγηρίας ― oíkos evgirías ― nursing home
- οίκος ανοχής ― oíkos anochís ― brothel, maison de tolerance
- (history) family (a dynasty with its ancestors and descendants, especially a royal or noble one)
- Οίκος των Κομνηνών ― Oíkos ton Komninón ― House of Komnenos
- Οίκος των Ρομανόφ ― Oíkos ton Romanóf ― House of Romanov
- house, firm (place of business)
- εκδοτικός οίκος ― ekdotikós oíkos ― publishing house
- οίκος μόδας ― oíkos módas ― fashion house
- (Eastern Orthodoxy) strophe, stanza (of the kontakion)
- (history) manor (lord's residence in feudal times)
- (astrology) (one astrological division)
Declension edit
declension of οίκος
Synonyms edit
- (dynasty, family): δυναστεία f (dynasteía, “family,dynasty”)
- (temple, sanctuary): τέμενος n (témenos, “temple, sanctuary”)
- (house, residence): σπίτι n (spíti, “house, home”), κατοικία f (katoikía, “residence”), διαμονή f (diamoní, “residence, domicile”)
Derived terms edit
- τα εν οίκω μη εν δήμω (ta en oíko mi en dímo, “don't air your dirty laundry in public”) (Ancient Greek set phrase)