στης

See also: -στης

Greek

Etymology

Ultimate origin is from Ancient Greek εἰς (eis, “to, in”) +‎ τῆς (tês, “of the”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstis/
• Homophone: στις (stis)

Contraction

στης • (stis)

1. (rare, poetic) Contraction of σε της (se tis, “to (of) the”).

   Πήγαμε στης κυράς Ελένης.

   Pígame stis kyrás Elénis.

   We went to Mrs Eleni's (house/restaurant/shop, etc).

   Στης πικροδάφνης τον ανθό

   Stis pikrodáfnis ton anthó

   In the oleander's blossom

Usage notes

This contraction is somewhat rare and is only ever used poetically (and hence, lyrically, as in the above song title) or in literature. Most times, the sentence order is merely changed around to make it sound less unusual:

Πήγαμε στο σπίτι/μαγαζί/εστιατόριο της κυράς Ελένης.

Pígame sto spíti/magazí/estiatório tis kyrás Elénis.

We went to the house/restaurant/shop of Mrs Eleni.

Στον ανθό της πικροδάφνης

Ston anthó tis pikrodáfnis

In the blossom of the oleander

Related terms

σε + article in accusative case is always combined as follows:

• σε (se) + τα (ta) → στα (sta, “to the”, neutral plural)
• σε (se) + τη (ti) → στη (sti, “to her”, feminine singular)
• σε (se) + την (tin) → στην (stin, “to her”, feminine singular with final n)
• σε (se) + τις (tis) → στις (stis, “to them”, feminine plural)
• σε (se) + το (to) → στο (sto, “to the”, neutral singular & colloquially: also masculine singular)
• σε (se) + τον (ton) → στον (ston, “to him”, masculine singular with final n)
• σε (se) + τους (tous) → στους (stous, “to them”, masculine plural)

σε + article in genitive case is always combined as follows:

• σε (se) + της (tis) → στης (stis, “to hers”, feminine singular)
• σε (se) + του (tou) → στου (stou, “to his; to its”, masculine or neuter singular)
• σε (se) + των (ton) → στων (ston, “to their”, all genders plural)