φως
Greek edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs), φᾰ́ος (pháos), from Proto-Hellenic *pʰáos, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os, from *bʰeh₂- (“shine”).
Cognate with Mariupol Greek фос (fos).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Declension edit
declension of φως
Derived terms edit
- έτος φωτός n (étos fotós, “light year”)
Related terms edit
- φωτο- (foto-, “photo”)
- -φως compounds like
- -φωτος (-fotos) compounds like
- αυτόφωτος (aftófotos)
- άφωτος (áfotos)
- ετερόφωτος (eterófotos)
- κατάφωτος (katáfotos)
- ολόφωτος (olófotos)
and see their related words
Further reading edit
- φως on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el