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.ʎo̞s̠], [ˈi.li.o̞s̠]

Noun

ήλιος • (ílios) m (plural ήλιοι)

Declension

declension of ήλιος

	singular	plural
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

Terms derived from ήλιος (ílios)

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 Triantafyllides, Hidryma (1998) Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek]

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