ήλιος
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)
Declension
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 in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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