κόσμος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *kónsmos, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱónsmos, from *ḱens-. Related to Latin cēnseō (to estimate) and Sanskrit शंसति (śaṃsati, to commend, praise).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κόσμος • (kósmos) m (genitive κόσμου); second declension (Epic, Attic, Ionic, Doric, Koine)

  1. order
  2. lawful order, government
  3. mode, fashion
  4. ornament, decoration
  5. honour, credit
  6. ruler
  7. world, universe, the earth
  8. mankind

Declension

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Descendants

Further reading

References

  1. Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 759-760

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κόσμος (kósmos). Cognate with Mariupol Greek ко́смос (kósmos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈko.zmos/
  • Hyphenation: κό‧σμος

Noun

κόσμος • (kósmos) m (plural κόσμοι)

  1. (astronomy) Universe, cosmos
  2. world; planet Earth
    1. (figurative) an imaginary world
      See expressions
    2. (figurative) one's own, inner world
      Ζει σε άλλον κόσμο!
      Zei se állon kósmo!
      He lives in another world!
      Derivative: (ironic, augmentative) κοσμάρα f (kosmára)
  3. (collective, in the singular) society, people, the masses
    Δεν φταίει ο κόσμος, φταίνε οι πολιτικοί.
    Den ftaíei o kósmos, ftaíne oi politikoí.
    It is not the fault of the people, it is the politicians' fault.
    (expression) όλος ο κόσμοςólos o kósmoseverybody
    See more expressions
    Derivative: (pejorative) κοσμάκης m (kosmákis)
  4. a group of people (geographically, historically, socially)
    O Ρωμαϊκός κόσμος
    O Romaïkós kósmos
    The Roman world (the Romans, the Roman civilization)

Declension

Derived terms

(with prefixes): κοσμο-, κοσμό-, κοσμ-
(figuratively):

  • κοσμάρα f (kosmára) (ironic)

(collective):

And see derivatives of inherited ancient words:

  • άλλος κόσμος m (állos kósmos, a different, better class of people) (without the definite article)
  • ο άλλος κόσμος m (o állos kósmos, the next world) (only with a definite article)

Further reading

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