δημόσιος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms
  • δᾱμόσῐος (dāmósios) – Doric
  • δημόρῐος (dēmórios) – Euboean

Etymology

From *δημότ-ιος (-ios) with assibilation, from δημότης (dēmótēs, “one of the people; fellow citizen”), from δῆμο(ς) (dêmo(s)) + -της (-tēs)(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation
 

Adjective

δημόσῐος • (dēmósios) m (feminine δημοσῐ́ᾱ or δημοσῐ́η, neuter δημόσῐον); first/second declension

  1. belonging to the state or people, public

Declension
First and second declension of δημόσῐος; δημοσῐ́ᾱ; δημόσῐον (Attic)
Number Singular Dual Plural
Case/Gender MasculineFeminine Neuter MasculineFeminine Neuter MasculineFeminine Neuter
Nominative δημόσῐος
dēmósios		 δημοσῐ́ᾱ
dēmosíā		 δημόσῐον
dēmósion		 δημοσῐ́ω
dēmosíō		 δημοσῐ́ᾱ
dēmosíā		 δημοσῐ́ω
dēmosíō		 δημόσῐοι
dēmósioi		 δημόσῐαι
dēmósiai		 δημόσῐᾰ
dēmósia
Genitive δημοσῐ́ου
dēmosíou		 δημοσῐ́ᾱς
dēmosíās		 δημοσῐ́ου
dēmosíou		 δημοσῐ́οιν
dēmosíoin		 δημοσῐ́αιν
dēmosíain		 δημοσῐ́οιν
dēmosíoin		 δημοσῐ́ων
dēmosíōn		 δημοσῐ́ων
dēmosíōn		 δημοσῐ́ων
dēmosíōn
Dative δημοσῐ́ῳ
dēmosíōi		 δημοσῐ́ᾳ
dēmosíāi		 δημοσῐ́ῳ
dēmosíōi		 δημοσῐ́οιν
dēmosíoin		 δημοσῐ́αιν
dēmosíain		 δημοσῐ́οιν
dēmosíoin		 δημοσῐ́οις
dēmosíois		 δημοσῐ́αις
dēmosíais		 δημοσῐ́οις
dēmosíois
Accusative δημόσῐον
dēmósion		 δημοσῐ́ᾱν
dēmosíān		 δημόσῐον
dēmósion		 δημοσῐ́ω
dēmosíō		 δημοσῐ́ᾱ
dēmosíā		 δημοσῐ́ω
dēmosíō		 δημοσῐ́ους
dēmosíous		 δημοσῐ́ᾱς
dēmosíās		 δημόσῐᾰ
dēmósia
Vocative δημόσῐε
dēmósie		 δημοσῐ́ᾱ
dēmosíā		 δημόσῐον
dēmósion		 δημοσῐ́ω
dēmosíō		 δημοσῐ́ᾱ
dēmosíā		 δημοσῐ́ω
dēmosíō		 δημόσῐοι
dēmósioi		 δημόσῐαι
dēmósiai		 δημόσῐᾰ
dēmósia
Derived forms Adverb Comparative Superlative
δημοσῐ́ως
dēmosíōs		 δημοσῐώτερος
dēmosiṓteros		 δημοσῐώτᾰτος
dēmosiṓtatos
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
First and second declension of δημόσῐος; δημοσῐ́η; δημόσῐον (Ionic)
Number Singular Dual Plural
Case/Gender MasculineFeminine Neuter MasculineFeminine Neuter MasculineFeminine Neuter
Nominative δημόσῐος
dēmósios		 δημοσῐ́η
dēmosíē		 δημόσῐον
dēmósion		 δημοσῐ́ω
dēmosíō		 δημοσῐ́ᾱ
dēmosíā		 δημοσῐ́ω
dēmosíō		 δημόσῐοι
dēmósioi		 δημόσῐαι
dēmósiai		 δημόσῐᾰ
dēmósia
Genitive δημοσῐ́ου
dēmosíou		 δημοσῐ́ης
dēmosíēs		 δημοσῐ́ου
dēmosíou		 δημοσῐ́οιν
dēmosíoin		 δημοσῐ́αιν
dēmosíain		 δημοσῐ́οιν
dēmosíoin		 δημοσῐ́ων
dēmosíōn		 δημοσῐέων / δημοσῐῶν
dēmosiéōn / dēmosiôn		 δημοσῐ́ων
dēmosíōn
Dative δημοσῐ́ῳ
dēmosíōi		 δημοσῐ́ῃ
dēmosíēi		 δημοσῐ́ῳ
dēmosíōi		 δημοσῐ́οιν
dēmosíoin		 δημοσῐ́αιν
dēmosíain		 δημοσῐ́οιν
dēmosíoin		 δημοσῐ́οισῐ / δημοσῐ́οισῐν / δημοσῐ́οις
dēmosíoisi(n) / dēmosíois		 δημοσῐ́ῃσῐ / δημοσῐ́ῃσῐν
dēmosíēisi(n)		 δημοσῐ́οισῐ / δημοσῐ́οισῐν / δημοσῐ́οις
dēmosíoisi(n) / dēmosíois
Accusative δημόσῐον
dēmósion		 δημοσῐ́ην
dēmosíēn		 δημόσῐον
dēmósion		 δημοσῐ́ω
dēmosíō		 δημοσῐ́ᾱ
dēmosíā		 δημοσῐ́ω
dēmosíō		 δημοσῐ́ους
dēmosíous		 δημοσῐ́ᾱς
dēmosíās		 δημόσῐᾰ
dēmósia
Vocative δημόσῐε
dēmósie		 δημοσῐ́η
dēmosíē		 δημόσῐον
dēmósion		 δημοσῐ́ω
dēmosíō		 δημοσῐ́ᾱ
dēmosíā		 δημοσῐ́ω
dēmosíō		 δημόσῐοι
dēmósioi		 δημόσῐαι
dēmósiai		 δημόσῐᾰ
dēmósia
Derived forms Adverb Comparative Superlative
δημοσῐ́ως
dēmosíōs		 δημοσῐώτερος
dēmosiṓteros		 δημοσῐώτᾰτος
dēmosiṓtatos
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms
  • δημόσῐον (dēmósion)
  • δᾱμοσῐ́ᾱ (dāmosíā)
  • δημοσῐ́ᾳ (dēmosíāi)

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Learnedly, from Ancient Greek δημόσῐος (dēmósios). The sense as in the neuter τό (tó) δημόσιον (dēmósion) "the state".[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ðiˈmo.si.os/
  • Hyphenation: δη‧μό‧σι‧ος

Adjective

δημόσιος • (dimósios) m (feminine δημόσια, neuter δημόσιο)

  1. public
    δημόσια υγεία ― dimósia ygeía ― public health
    δημόσιο συμφέρον ― dimósio symféron ― public interest
    δημόσια ζωή ― dimósia zoḯ ― public life
    δημόσια εικόνα ― dimósia eikóna ― public image
    δημόσια εμφάνιση ― dimósia emfánisi ― public appearance

Declension
Declension of δημόσιος
number 
case \ gender 		 singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative δημόσιος • δημόσια • δημόσιο • δημόσιοι • δημόσιες • δημόσια •
genitive δημόσιου • δημόσιας • δημόσιου • δημόσιων • δημόσιων • δημόσιων •
accusative δημόσιο • δημόσια • δημόσιο • δημόσιους • δημόσιες • δημόσια •
vocative δημόσιε • δημόσια • δημόσιο • δημόσιοι • δημόσιες • δημόσια •
notes the genitive plural form δημοσίων (dimosíon) is more common.
  • δήμος m (dímos, “municipality, the people”)

References
  1. δημόσιος - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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