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, theirs
    Examples:
    • 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

CaseSingularPlural
nominativeδικόςδικοί
genitiveδικούδικών
accusativeδικόδικούς
vocativeδικόδικοί

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