δημόσιος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• δᾱμόσῐος (dāmósios) — Doric
• δημόρῐος (dēmórios) — Euboean

Etymology

From *δημότ-ιος (-ios) with assibilation, from δημότης (dēmótēs, “one of the people; fellow citizen”), from δῆμο(ς) (dêmo(s)) + -της (-tēs)(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /dɛː.mó.si.os/ → /ðiˈmo.si.os/ → /ðiˈmo.si.os/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /dɛː.mó.si.os/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /de̝ˈmo.si.os/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ðiˈmo.si.os/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ðiˈmo.si.os/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ðiˈmo.si.os/

Adjective

δημόσῐος • (dēmósios) m (feminine δημοσῐ́ᾱ or δημοσῐ́η, neuter δημόσῐον); first/second declension

1. belonging to the state or people, public

Declension

First and second declension of δημόσῐος; δημοσῐ́ᾱ; δημόσῐον (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		δημόσῐος dēmósios	δημοσῐ́ᾱ dēmosíā	δημόσῐον dēmósion		δημοσῐ́ω dēmosíō	δημοσῐ́ᾱ dēmosíā	δημοσῐ́ω dēmosíō		δημόσῐοι dēmósioi	δημόσῐαι dēmósiai	δημόσῐᾰ dēmósia
Genitive		δημοσῐ́ου dēmosíou	δημοσῐ́ᾱς dēmosíās	δημοσῐ́ου dēmosíou		δημοσῐ́οιν dēmosíoin	δημοσῐ́αιν dēmosíain	δημοσῐ́οιν dēmosíoin		δημοσῐ́ων dēmosíōn	δημοσῐ́ων dēmosíōn	δημοσῐ́ων dēmosíōn
Dative		δημοσῐ́ῳ dēmosíōi	δημοσῐ́ᾳ dēmosíāi	δημοσῐ́ῳ dēmosíōi		δημοσῐ́οιν dēmosíoin	δημοσῐ́αιν dēmosíain	δημοσῐ́οιν dēmosíoin		δημοσῐ́οις dēmosíois	δημοσῐ́αις dēmosíais	δημοσῐ́οις dēmosíois
Accusative		δημόσῐον dēmósion	δημοσῐ́ᾱν dēmosíān	δημόσῐον dēmósion		δημοσῐ́ω dēmosíō	δημοσῐ́ᾱ dēmosíā	δημοσῐ́ω dēmosíō		δημοσῐ́ους dēmosíous	δημοσῐ́ᾱς dēmosíās	δημόσῐᾰ dēmósia
Vocative		δημόσῐε dēmósie	δημοσῐ́ᾱ dēmosíā	δημόσῐον dēmósion		δημοσῐ́ω dēmosíō	δημοσῐ́ᾱ dēmosíā	δημοσῐ́ω dēmosíō		δημόσῐοι dēmósioi	δημόσῐαι dēmósiai	δημόσῐᾰ dēmósia
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		δημοσῐ́ως dēmosíōs				δημοσῐώτερος dēmosiṓteros				δημοσῐώτᾰτος dēmosiṓtatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First and second declension of δημόσῐος; δημοσῐ́η; δημόσῐον (Ionic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		δημόσῐος dēmósios	δημοσῐ́η dēmosíē	δημόσῐον dēmósion		δημοσῐ́ω dēmosíō	δημοσῐ́ᾱ dēmosíā	δημοσῐ́ω dēmosíō		δημόσῐοι dēmósioi	δημόσῐαι dēmósiai	δημόσῐᾰ dēmósia
Genitive		δημοσῐ́ου dēmosíou	δημοσῐ́ης dēmosíēs	δημοσῐ́ου dēmosíou		δημοσῐ́οιν dēmosíoin	δημοσῐ́αιν dēmosíain	δημοσῐ́οιν dēmosíoin		δημοσῐ́ων dēmosíōn	δημοσῐέων / δημοσῐῶν dēmosiéōn / dēmosiôn	δημοσῐ́ων dēmosíōn
Dative		δημοσῐ́ῳ dēmosíōi	δημοσῐ́ῃ dēmosíēi	δημοσῐ́ῳ dēmosíōi		δημοσῐ́οιν dēmosíoin	δημοσῐ́αιν dēmosíain	δημοσῐ́οιν dēmosíoin		δημοσῐ́οισῐ / δημοσῐ́οισῐν / δημοσῐ́οις dēmosíoisi(n) / dēmosíois	δημοσῐ́ῃσῐ / δημοσῐ́ῃσῐν dēmosíēisi(n)	δημοσῐ́οισῐ / δημοσῐ́οισῐν / δημοσῐ́οις dēmosíoisi(n) / dēmosíois
Accusative		δημόσῐον dēmósion	δημοσῐ́ην dēmosíēn	δημόσῐον dēmósion		δημοσῐ́ω dēmosíō	δημοσῐ́ᾱ dēmosíā	δημοσῐ́ω dēmosíō		δημοσῐ́ους dēmosíous	δημοσῐ́ᾱς dēmosíās	δημόσῐᾰ dēmósia
Vocative		δημόσῐε dēmósie	δημοσῐ́η dēmosíē	δημόσῐον dēmósion		δημοσῐ́ω dēmosíō	δημοσῐ́ᾱ dēmosíā	δημοσῐ́ω dēmosíō		δημόσῐοι dēmósioi	δημόσῐαι dēmósiai	δημόσῐᾰ dēmósia
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		δημοσῐ́ως dēmosíōs				δημοσῐώτερος dēmosiṓteros				δημοσῐώτᾰτος dēmosiṓtatos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

• δημόσῐον (dēmósion)
• δᾱμοσῐ́ᾱ (dāmosíā)
• δημοσῐ́ᾳ (dēmosíāi)

Further reading

• “δημόσιος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “δημόσιος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• δημόσιος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek δημόσῐος (dēmósios). The sense as in the neuter τὸ (tò) δημόσιον (dēmósion, “the state”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ðiˈmo.si.os/
• Hyphenation: δη‧μό‧σι‧ος

Adjective

δημόσιος • (dimósios) m (feminine δημόσια, neuter δημόσιο)

1. public

   δημόσια υγεία ― dimósia ygeía ― public health

   δημόσιο συμφέρον ― dimósio symféron ― public interest

   δημόσια ζωή ― dimósia zoḯ ― public life

   δημόσια εικόνα ― dimósia eikóna ― public image

   δημόσια εμφάνιση ― dimósia emfánisi ― public appearance

Declension

Declension of δημόσιος

number  case \ gender	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	δημόσιος •	δημόσια •	δημόσιο •	δημόσιοι •	δημόσιες •	δημόσια •
genitive	δημόσιου •	δημόσιας •	δημόσιου •	δημόσιων •	δημόσιων •	δημόσιων •
accusative	δημόσιο •	δημόσια •	δημόσιο •	δημόσιους •	δημόσιες •	δημόσια •
vocative	δημόσιε •	δημόσια •	δημόσιο •	δημόσιοι •	δημόσιες •	δημόσια •
notes	the genitive plural form δημοσίων (dimosíon) is more common.

Derived terms

• δημόσιες σχέσεις f pl (dimósies schéseis, “public relations”)

Related terms

• αναδημοσίευμα n (anadimosíevma)
• αναδημοσιεύω (anadimosiévo)
• δημόσια (dimósia, “publicly”, adverb) / δημοσία (dimosía)
• δημοσιά f (dimosiá, “public road”)
• δημοσίευμα n (dimosíevma, “published text and information”)
• δημοσίευση f (dimosíefsi, “publication”)
• δημοσιεύω (dimosiévo, “announce, report”) & related
• δημόσιο n (dimósio, “the state”)
• δημοσιότητα f (dimosiótita)
• δημοσίως (dimosíos, “publicly”, adverb)
• προδημοσιεύω (prodimosiévo) & related

δημοσιο- (dimosio-) compounds like

• δημοσιογραφικός (dimosiografikós, adjective)
• δημοσιογράφος m or f (dimosiográfos, “reporter”)
• δημοσιογραφώ (dimosiografó)
• δημοσιολόγος m or f (dimosiológos)
• δημοσιονομικός (dimosionomikós, “related to public finance”)
• δημοσιοποίηση f (dimosiopoíisi, “disclosure, notification”)
• δημοσιοποιώ (dimosiopoió) & related
• δημοσιοσχεσίτης m (dimosioschesítis), δημοσιοσχεσίτισσα f (dimosioschesítissa)
• δημοσιοϋπαλληλικός (dimosioÿpallilikós, adjective) & related

• and see: δήμος m (dímos)