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ήλιος
sun /ˈi.li.os/
nounB1#1109 most common
Also: sunlight, sunshine
Example sentences
Ο ήλιος είναι κίτρινος.
The sun is yellow.
Σήμερα ο ήλιος λάμπει.
Today the sun is shining.
Ξαπλώσαμε στην παραλία κάτω από τον ήλιο.
We lay on the beach under the sun.
Ο ήλιος ανατέλλει στην ανατολή και δύει στη δύση.
The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
Τα μάτια μου πονούν από τον δυνατό ήλιο.
My eyes hurt from the strong sun.
Οι αρχαίοι Έλληνες λάτρευαν τον ήλιο ως θεότητα, τον Ήλιο.
The ancient Greeks worshipped the sun as a deity, Helios.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ήλιος | ήλιοι |
| Genitive | ηλίου | ηλίων |
| Accusative | ήλιο | ήλιους |
| Vocative | ήλιε | ήλιοι |
Word family
Etymology
Greek ήλιος comes from Ancient Greek ἥλιος, itself from an older form related to *σαϝέλιος. That older form traces to a Proto-Indo-European word for the sun. The rough breathing at the start of the Ancient Greek word is a trace of an earlier 's' sound.
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