κόσμος

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From Proto-Hellenic *kónsmos, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱónsmos, from *ḱens- (to announce, put in order). Related to Latin cēnseō (to estimate) and Sanskrit शंसति (śaṃsati, to commend, praise).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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κόσμος (kósmosm (genitive κόσμου); second declension (Epic, Attic, Ionic, Doric, Koine)

  1. order
  2. lawful order, government
  3. mode, fashion
  4. ornament, decoration
  5. honour, credit
  6. ruler
  7. world, universe, the earth
  8. mankind

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “κόσμος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 759-760

Further reading

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Greek

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek κόσμος (kósmos). Cognate with Mariupol Greek ко́смос (kósmos).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈko.zmos/
  • Hyphenation: κό‧σμος

Noun

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κόσμος (kósmosm (plural κόσμοι)

  1. (astronomy) Universe, cosmos
  2. world; planet Earth
    1. (figurative) an imaginary world
    See related expressions
    1. (figurative) one's own, inner world
      Ζει σε άλλον κόσμο!
      Zei se állon kósmo!
      He lives in another world!
      Derivative: (ironic, augmentative) κοσμάρα f (kosmára)
  3. (collective, in the singular) society, the people, the masses
    Δεν φταίει ο κόσμος, φταίνε οι πολιτικοί.
    Den ftaíei o kósmos, ftaíne oi politikoí.
    It is not the fault of the people, it is the politicians' fault.
    Synonym: λαός (laós)
    See related expressions
    Derivative: (pejorative) κοσμάκης m (kosmákis)
  4. (collective, in the singular) people (multiple persons)
    Υπήρχε πολύς κόσμος στη συναυλία.
    Ypírche polýs kósmos sti synavlía.
    There were a lot of people at the concert.
    (expression) όλος ο κόσμοςólos o kósmoseverybody
  5. a group of people (geographically, historically, socially)
    O Ρωμαϊκός κόσμος
    O Romaïkós kósmos
    The Roman world (the Romans, the Roman civilization)

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Derived terms

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(with prefixes): κοσμο-, κοσμό-, κοσμ-
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(collective):

And see derivatives of inherited ancient words:

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