κοινός

• ξῡνός (xūnós) — Ionic

From Proto-Hellenic *koňňós, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱomyós, from *ḱóm (“with”) +‎ *-yós (“adjectival suffix”), the ancestor of the suffix -ιος (-ios). Cognates include Latin cum, Gaulish com-, and Old English ge-.^[1]

κοινός • (koinós) m (feminine κοινή, neuter κοινόν); first/second declension

1. common

   ἡ κοινὴ διάλεκτος ― hē koinḕ diálektos ― the common dialect

2. public, general
3. neutral
4. shared

• “κοινός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “κοινός”, in Liddell & Scott (1889), An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• κοινός in Bailly, Anatole (1935), Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• “κοινός”, in Slater, William J. (1969), Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• G2839 in Strong, James (1979), Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910), English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • affable idem, page 15.
  • bland idem, page 81.
  • colloquial idem, page 143.
  • common idem, page 148.
  • concerted idem, page 155.
  • condescendlng idem, page 157.
  • corporate idem, page 174.
  • courteous idem, page 179.
  • disinterested idem, page 234.
  • fair idem, page 302.
  • familiar idem, page 305.
  • general idem, page 355.
  • genial idem, page 356.
  • impartial idem, page 419.
  • international idem, page 452.
  • joint idem, page 463.
  • mutual idem, page 548.
  • national idem, page 551.
  • neutral idem, page 556.
  • open idem, page 574.
  • polite idem, page 625.
  • popular idem, page 626.
  • public idem, page 655.
  • sociable idem, page 790.
  • state idem, page 812.
  • suave idem, page 830.
  • sweeping idem, page 847.
  • unbiassed idem, page 908.
  • universal idem, page 923.
  • unprejudiced idem, page 927.

From Ancient Greek κοινός (koinós), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“with”).

• IPA^(key): /ciˈnos/
• Hyphenation: κοι‧νός

κοινός • (koinós) m (feminine κοινή, neuter κοινό)

1. common, mutual, shared, joint

   κοινή πεποίθηση ― koiní pepoíthisi ― common belief

   κοινό συμφέρον ― koinó symféron ― mutual interest

2. common, commonplace, ordinary

   ο κοινός άνθρωπος ― o koinós ánthropos ― the common man

3. public

   κοινή γνώμη ― koiní gnómi ― public opinion

   κοινή ωφέλεια ― koiní oféleia ― public utility

• για το κοινό καλό (gia to koinó kaló, “pro bono”)
• κοινή λογική (koiní logikí, “common sense”)
• κοινός νους (koinós nous, “common sense”)

• κοινόβιο n (koinóvio)
• κοινόν n (koinón, “confederation”) (historical)
• κοινότητα f (koinótita, “community”)