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γιός
son /ʝos/
nounB1#1447 most common
Also: male child
Example sentences
Ο Νίκος έχει έναν γιό.
Nikos has a son.
Ο γιός μου πηγαίνει σχολείο.
My son goes to school.
Αγαπάει πολύ τον γιό της.
She loves her son very much.
Ο γιός τους σπούδασε ιατρική στην Αθήνα.
Their son studied medicine in Athens.
Παρόλο που ζει μακριά, ο γιός της τηλεφωνεί κάθε βράδυ.
Although he lives far away, her son calls every evening.
Η σχέση ανάμεσα σε πατέρα και γιό σπάνια είναι απλή.
The relationship between father and son is rarely simple.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | γιός | γιοί |
| Genitive | γιού | γιών |
| Accusative | γιό | γιούς |
| Vocative | γιέ | γιοί |
Word family
υιόςson (formal, religious, or legal register)
υιοθετώto adopt
υιοθεσίαadoption
γιόκαςsonny, affectionate diminutive of γιός
Etymology
Γιός descends from Ancient Greek υἱός, the standard word for son. Over time the initial vowel weakened into a glide, turning the two syllables of υἱός into the single syllable of modern γιός. The formal ancient form υιός survived alongside it and is still used in religious and elevated speech.
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