κοινός (kinós)

English: common

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Linguistic Information

Word Typeadjective

Gendermasculine

Casenominative

NumberSingular

About κοινός

Learn more about κοινός and how to use it correctly in Greek sentences and conversations.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: κοι‧νός

Definitions & Examples

adjective:
common, mutual, shared, joint
Examples:
- κοινή πεποίθηση (koiní pepoíthisi) — common belief
- κοινό συμφέρον (koinó symféron) — mutual interest
adjective:
common, commonplace, ordinary
Examples:
- ο κοινός άνθρωπος (o koinós ánthropos) — the common man
adjective:
public
Examples:
- κοινή γνώμη (koiní gnómi) — public opinion
- κοινή ωφέλεια (koiní oféleia) — public utility

Declension Table

neuter word

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	κοινός	κοινοί
genitive	κοινού	κοινών
accusative	κοινό	κοινούς
vocative	κοινό	κοινοί

Greek nouns and adjectives change form based on case (role in sentence) and number. These forms show how κοινός appears in different grammatical contexts.

Derived Terms

για το κοινό καλό (gia to koinó kaló)"Grek"
κοινή λογική (koiní logikí)"Grek"
κοινός νους (koinós nous)"Grek"