αυτόχθονας

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek αὐτόχθων (autókhthōn, “indigenous”), from αὐτός (autós, “self”) +‎ χθών (khthṓn, “earth, soil”).

Noun

αυτόχθονας • (aftóchthonas) m or f (plural αυτόχθονες)

  1. autochthon, an early inhabitant of a country
  2. an indigenous person, native
  3. an indigenous animal or plant
  4. a person born and living in the place of his ancestors

Declension

Declension of αυτόχθονας
singular plural
nominative αυτόχθονας (aftóchthonas) αυτόχθονες (aftóchthones)
genitive αυτόχθονα (aftóchthona) αυτοχθόνων (aftochthónon)
accusative αυτόχθονα (aftóchthona) αυτόχθονες (aftóchthones)
vocative αυτόχθονα (aftóchthona) αυτόχθονες (aftóchthones)

Synonyms

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