εαυτός
Greek
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek ἑαυτός (heautós), from Ancient Greek ἑαυτοῦ (heautoû, “self”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eafˈtos/
- Hyphenation: ε‧αυ‧τός
Pronoun
εαυτός • (eaftós) m a reflexive adjective
- (followed by possessive pronoun) myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, themselves
- Πρόσεχε τον εαυτό σου! ― Próseche ton eaftó sou! ― Take care of yourself!
- Αυτή ενδιαφέρεται μόνο για τον εαυτό της. ― Aftí endiaféretai móno gia ton eaftó tis. ― She only cares about herself.
- Να μην τους λυπάσαι· μόνο τους εαυτούς τους βλάπτουν. ― Na min tous lypásai; móno tous eaftoús tous vláptoun. ― Don't pity them: they are only harming themselves.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | εαυτός (eaftós) | εαυτοί (eaftoí) |
| genitive | εαυτού (eaftoú) | εαυτών (eaftón) |
| accusative | εαυτό (eaftó) | εαυτούς (eaftoús) |
| vocative | εαυτέ (eafté) | εαυτοί (eaftoí) |
Related terms
- (colloquial) αφεαυτού (afeaftoú, “of one's own accord”, adverb)
- (diminutive) εαυτούλης (eaftoúlis, “self”)
- εκτός εαυτού (ektós eaftoú, “frantic, frenzied”, adjective)
Further reading
- εαυτός on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
- “εαυτός”, in Platform to search dictionaries of modern and medieval Greek at the Centre for the Greek language