κόσμος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From earlier *ḱónsmos, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱens- or *ḱems-, "to put in order". 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

Inflection

Derived terms

  • κοσμέω (kosméō)
    • κόσμησις (kósmēsis)
  • κοσμικός (kosmikós)

Descendants

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, page 759-760

Further reading


Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κόσμος (kósmos).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

κόσμος (kósmos) m (plural κόσμοι)

  1. (astronomy) Universe, cosmos
  2. world; planet Earth
    1. (figuratively) an imaginary world
      See expressions
    2. (figuratively) 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 κόσμος ― ólos o kósmos ― everybody
    See more expressions
    Derivative: (pejorative) κοσμάκης m (kosmákis)
  4. a group of people (geographically, historically, socially)
    O Ρωμαϊκός κόσμοςO Romaïkós kósmosThe 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:

  • κοσμητικός (kosmitikós)
  • κοσμικός (kosmikós)
  • κοσμιότης (kosmiótis)
  • κοσμώ (kosmó)

  • 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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