ήλιος
See also: Ήλιος, ἥλιος, and Ἥλιος
Greek
Alternative forms
- Ήλιος (Ílios)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun, sunlight”), from Proto-Hellenic *hāwélios, from a pre-Hellenic or later Proto-Indo-European *sāwélios, from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈi.ʎos/, /ˈi.li.os/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ή‧λιος
Noun
ήλιος • (ílios) m (plural ήλιοι)
- sun (star that the Earth orbits)
- Η Γη περιστρέφεται γύρω από τον ήλιο. ― I Gi peristréfetai gýro apó ton ílio. ― The Earth revolves around the sun.
- (by extension) sunlight, daylight
- (by extension) sunny weather
- sun (any star orbited)
- (figuratively) sunflower
Declension
declension of ήλιος
singular | plural | ||
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nominative | ήλιος • | ήλιοι • | |
genitive | ήλιου • ηλίου • | ήλιων • ηλίων • | |
accusative | ήλιο • | ήλιους • ηλίους • | |
vocative | ήλιε • | ήλιοι • | |
The paroxytone forms are colloquial, plural forms are rare. |
Derived terms
- αλεξήλιο n (alexílio, “parasol”)
- ηλιάζω (iliázo, “to sunbathe, to dry in the sun”)
- ηλιακωτό n (iliakotó, “sunny spot, sun trap”)
- ηλίανθος m (ilíanthos, “sunflower”)
- ηλίαση f (ilíasi, “sunstroke”)
- ηλιαχτίδα f (iliachtída, “sunbeam”)
- ήλιο n (ílio, “helium”)
- ηλιοθεραπεία f (iliotherapeía, “sunbathing, sun therapy”)
- ηλιόλουστος (ilióloustos, “sunny”)
- ηλιόλουτρο n (ilióloutro, “sunbathing, sun therapy”)
- ηλιόφωτος (iliófotos, “sunny”)
- ηλιόχαρος (iliócharos, “sunny”)
- ηλιοψημένος (iliopsiménos, “suntanned”)
- λιάζω (liázo, “to sunbathe, to dry in the sun”)
- λιακάδα f (liakáda, “sunshine”)
- λιακωτό n (liakotó, “sunny spot, sun trap”)
Further reading
Ήλιος on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el - ήλιος in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.