της

See also: τῆς, -της, and -τής

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τῆς (tês).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtis/
• Homophone: τις (tis)

Article

της • (tis) f sg

1. (definite) genitive feminine singular of ο (o) (the)

Declension

The definite article

number	singular			plural
gender	m	f	n	m	f	n
nominative	ο	η	το	οι	οι	τα
genitive	του	της	του	των	των	των
accusative	το(ν)*	τη(ν)*	το	τους	τις	τα
* The final "ν" is preserved before vowels, and the plosive/affricate consonants:       κ, π, τ, ξ, ψ, μπ, ντ, γκ, τσ, τζ 1. Archaic forms used in certain fixed phrases:       τοις (tois), τας (tas)

Pronoun

της • (tis) (weak genitive and possessive form)

1. (personal, indirect object, feminine) her

   Της είπα την αλήθεια.

   Tis eípa tin alítheia.

   I told her the truth.

2. (possessive) her

   Το όνομά της είναι Ελένη.

   To ónomá tis eínai Eléni.

   Her name is Eleni.

Synonyms

• (personal): αυτής (aftís) (strong form)

Derived terms

• (contraction): σε (se) + της (tis) giving στης (stis)

Related terms

Third person forms

Number (style)	singular (familiar)						plural (formal)
	strong			weak			strong			weak
	m	f	n	m	f	n	m	f	n	m	f	n
nominative	αυτός •	αυτή •	αυτό •	τος •	τη •	το •	αυτοί •	αυτές •	αυτά •	τοι •	τες •	τα •
genitive	αυτού •	αυτής •	αυτού •	του • †	της • †	του • †	αυτών •	αυτών •	αυτών •	τους • †	τους • †	τους • †
accusative	αυτόν •	αυτήν •	αυτό •	τον •	την •	το •	αυτούς •	αυτές •	αυτά •	τους •	τις •, τες •‡	τα •
There is no 3rd person vocative case. † These terms double as possessive pronouns. ‡ "τις" is used before a verb, "τες" after a verb..   All personal pronoun forms are displayed at εγώ (egó, “I”).