κοινός
Ancient Greek
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Hellenic *koňňós, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱomyós, from *ḱóm (“with”) + *-yós (“adjectival suffix”), the ancestor of the suffix -ιος (-ios). Cognates include Latin cum, Gaulish com-, and Old English ge-.[1]
Pronunciation
edit- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /koi̯.nós/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /kyˈnos/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /cyˈnos/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /cyˈnos/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ciˈnos/
Adjective
editκοινός • (koinós) m (feminine κοινή, neuter κοινόν); first/second declension
Inflection
editNumber | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
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Case/Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||||
Nominative | κοινός koinós |
κοινή koinḗ |
κοινόν koinón |
κοινώ koinṓ |
κοινᾱ́ koinā́ |
κοινώ koinṓ |
κοινοί koinoí |
κοιναί koinaí |
κοινᾰ́ koiná | |||||
Genitive | κοινοῦ koinoû |
κοινῆς koinês |
κοινοῦ koinoû |
κοινοῖν koinoîn |
κοιναῖν koinaîn |
κοινοῖν koinoîn |
κοινῶν koinôn |
κοινῶν koinôn |
κοινῶν koinôn | |||||
Dative | κοινῷ koinôi |
κοινῇ koinêi |
κοινῷ koinôi |
κοινοῖν koinoîn |
κοιναῖν koinaîn |
κοινοῖν koinoîn |
κοινοῖς koinoîs |
κοιναῖς koinaîs |
κοινοῖς koinoîs | |||||
Accusative | κοινόν koinón |
κοινήν koinḗn |
κοινόν koinón |
κοινώ koinṓ |
κοινᾱ́ koinā́ |
κοινώ koinṓ |
κοινούς koinoús |
κοινᾱ́ς koinā́s |
κοινᾰ́ koiná | |||||
Vocative | κοινέ koiné |
κοινή koinḗ |
κοινόν koinón |
κοινώ koinṓ |
κοινᾱ́ koinā́ |
κοινώ koinṓ |
κοινοί koinoí |
κοιναί koinaí |
κοινᾰ́ koiná | |||||
Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
κοινῶς koinôs |
κοινότερος koinóteros |
κοινότᾰτος koinótatos | ||||||||||||
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Derived terms
editReferences
edit- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “κοινός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 731
Further reading
edit- “κοινός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “κοινός”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- κοινός in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- “κοινός”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
- G2839 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- affable idem, page 15.
- bland idem, page 81.
- colloquial idem, page 143.
- common idem, page 148.
- concerted idem, page 155.
- condescendlng idem, page 157.
- corporate idem, page 174.
- courteous idem, page 179.
- disinterested idem, page 234.
- fair idem, page 302.
- familiar idem, page 305.
- general idem, page 355.
- genial idem, page 356.
- impartial idem, page 419.
- international idem, page 452.
- joint idem, page 463.
- mutual idem, page 548.
- national idem, page 551.
- neutral idem, page 556.
- open idem, page 574.
- polite idem, page 625.
- popular idem, page 626.
- public idem, page 655.
- sociable idem, page 790.
- state idem, page 812.
- suave idem, page 830.
- sweeping idem, page 847.
- unbiassed idem, page 908.
- universal idem, page 923.
- unprejudiced idem, page 927.
Greek
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek κοινός (koinós), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“with”).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editκοινός • (koinós) m (feminine κοινή, neuter κοινό)
- common, mutual, shared, joint
- κοινή πεποίθηση ― koiní pepoíthisi ― common belief
- κοινό συμφέρον ― koinó symféron ― mutual interest
- common, commonplace, ordinary
- ο κοινός άνθρωπος ― o koinós ánthropos ― the common man
- public
- κοινή γνώμη ― koiní gnómi ― public opinion
- κοινή ωφέλεια ― koiní oféleia ― public utility
Declension
editsingular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
nominative | κοινός (koinós) | κοινή (koiní) | κοινό (koinó) | κοινοί (koinoí) | κοινές (koinés) | κοινά (koiná) | |
genitive | κοινού (koinoú) | κοινής (koinís) | κοινού (koinoú) | κοινών (koinón) | κοινών (koinón) | κοινών (koinón) | |
accusative | κοινό (koinó) | κοινή (koiní) | κοινό (koinó) | κοινούς (koinoús) | κοινές (koinés) | κοινά (koiná) | |
vocative | κοινέ (koiné) | κοινή (koiní) | κοινό (koinó) | κοινοί (koinoí) | κοινές (koinés) | κοινά (koiná) |
Notes: The adjectival noun κοινόν may be found.
Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο κοινός, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο κοινός, etc.)
Derivations: relative superlative: ο + comparative forms (eg "ο κοινότατος", etc)
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Derived terms
edit- για το κοινό καλό (gia to koinó kaló, “pro bono”)
- κοινή λογική (koiní logikí, “common sense”)
- κοινός νους (koinós nous, “common sense”)
Related terms
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- Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation
- Ancient Greek lemmas
- Ancient Greek adjectives
- Ancient Greek oxytone terms
- Greek terms inherited from Ancient Greek
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- Greek adjectives in declension ός-ή-ό