κύριος (kírios)

English: main

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Linguistic Information

Word Typeadjective
Gendermasculine
Casenominative
NumberSingular

About κύριος

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

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: κύ‧ρι‧ος

Definitions & Examples

  • noun:
    mister (title conferred on an adult male)
  • noun:
    master (someone who has control over something or someone)
  • noun:
    sir (an address to any male)
    Examples:
    • formal spelling: Κύριος (Kýrios)
  • adjective:
    main, principal, most important
    Examples:
    • κύριο άρθρο εφημερίδας (kýrio árthro efimerídas) — main article of a newspaper

Declension Table

masculine noun

CaseSingularPlural
nominativeκύριοςκύριοι
genitiveκύριουκύριων
accusativeκύριοκύριους
vocativeκύριοκύριοι

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

Derived Terms

  • κύρια σελίδα (kýria selída)"Grek"
  • κύρια (kýria)"Grek"