στης
See also: -στης
GreekEdit
EtymologyEdit
Ultimate origin is from Ancient Greek εἰς (eis, “to, in”) + τῆς (tês, “of the”)
PronunciationEdit
ContractionEdit
στης • (stis)
- (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 notesEdit
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