δικός (dikós)
English: own
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Linguistic Information
Word Typeadjective
Gendermasculine
Casenominative
NumberSingular
About δικός
Learn more about δικός and how to use it correctly in Greek sentences and conversations.
Pronunciation
Hyphenation: δι‧κός
Definitions & Examples
- pronoun:(followed by possessive pronoun) mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirsExamples:
- Αυτός είναι δικός μου. (Aftós eínai dikós mou.) — That's mine.
- Ποια φούστα είναι δικιά σου; (Poia foústa eínai dikiá sou?) — Which skirt is yours?
- Να η δικιά μου! (Na i dikiá mou!) — There's mine!
- Αυτές είναι οι δικές μου καραμέλες. Εσύ έφαγες όλες τις δικές σου. (Aftés eínai oi dikés mou karaméles. Esý éfages óles tis dikés sou.) — Those are my own sweets. You ate all of yours.
- pronoun:(usually preceded by the article and followed by possessive pronoun) my, your, his, her, its, our, their (emphatic form)Examples:
- Ο δικός μου σκύλος (O dikós mou skýlos) — My (own) dog.
- Ποιο είναι καλύτερο, το δικό σου ή το δικό μου σπίτι; (Poio eínai kalýtero, to dikó sou í to dikó mou spíti?) — Which is better, my house or yours?
- Οι δικοί μου άνθρωποι δεν συμπεριφέρονται έτσι. (Oi dikoí mou ánthropoi den symperiférontai étsi.) — My people don't behave like that.
Declension Table
neuter word
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | δικός | δικοί |
genitive | δικού | δικών |
accusative | δικό | δικούς |
vocative | δικό | δικοί |
Greek nouns and adjectives change form based on case (role in sentence) and number. These forms show how δικός appears in different grammatical contexts.