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γλυκός
sweet /ɣliˈkos/
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Also: kind, gentle, darling (as a term of endearment)
Example sentences
Ο καφές είναι γλυκός.
The coffee is sweet.
Αυτό το κρασί είναι πολύ γλυκό.
This wine is very sweet.
Της αρέσουν τα γλυκά φρούτα το καλοκαίρι.
She likes sweet fruits in the summer.
Μου μίλησε με μια γλυκιά φωνή.
She spoke to me in a sweet voice.
Ο παππούς μου ήταν πάντα γλυκός με τα εγγόνια του.
My grandfather was always sweet to his grandchildren.
Παρά τη γλυκιά γεύση των λόγων του, έκρυβε μια πικρή αλήθεια.
Despite the sweet taste of his words, he was hiding a bitter truth.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | γλυκός | γλυκοί |
| Genitive | γλυκού | γλυκών |
| Accusative | γλυκό | γλυκούς |
| Vocative | γλυκέ | γλυκοί |
Word family
γλύκαsweetness, or a term of endearment ("my sweet")
γλυκύτηταsweetness (abstract quality)
γλυκαίνωto sweeten
γλυκόπικροςbittersweet
γλυκόλογαsweet talk, flattery
Etymology
Γλυκός descends from Ancient Greek γλυκύς (glykys), meaning sweet. Etymologists connect it to Latin dulcis, also meaning sweet, both traced to a shared Proto-Indo-European root for sweetness that developed differently in each branch. The modern form γλυκός arose as the ancient third-declension adjective γλυκύς was reshaped into the ordinary first/second-declension pattern common in Modern Greek adjectives.
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