Who are your relatives?
This is a list of the Greek names of one's relatives.
Relatives
| relatives |          | *sing'enIs* |
| family |     | *ikogh'Enia* |
| father |    | *patEras* |
| mother |  | *mitEra* |
| daddy |  | *babAs* |
| mammy | | *mamA* |
| parents | | *ghonIs* |
| son | | *gh'Os* |
| daughter |  | *kOri* |
| child |  | *pedhI* |
| husband | | *Andras* |
| wife | | *gh'inEka* |
| spouce | /   | *sIzighos* |
| grandfather | | *papUs* |
| grandmother | | *gh'agh'A* |
| grandson | | *engonOs* |
| granddaughter |  | *engonI* |
| brother |  | *adherphOs* |
| sister | | *adherphI* |
| siblings | | *adhErfkh'a* |
| uncle |  | *thIos* |
| aunt | | *thIa* |
| nephew |  | *anipskh'Os* |
| niece | | *anipskh'A* |
| cousin (masc.) | () | *(e)ksAdherphos* |
| cousin (fem.) | () | *(e)ksadhErphi* |
| father-in-law | | *petherOs* |
| mother-in-law | | *petherA* |
| son/brother-in-law | | *ghambrOs* |
| brother-in-law | | *kun'Adhos* |
| brother-in-law | | *badzanAkis* |
| daughter/sister-in-law | | *nIphi* |
| sister-in-law | | *kun'Adha* |
| sister-in-law | | *siniphAdha* |
The articles before the nouns indicate the gender.
- "
" and "" actually mean "man" and "woman", but are also used with the meaning of "husband" and "wife".
- "
" is the husband of one's sister or daughter and, similarly, "" is the wife of one's brother or son.
- "
"/"" is the brother/sister of one's spouce. They come from the corresponding Spanish words.
- "
"/"" is the husband/wife of the sister/brother of one's wife/husband. In other words, "" are two men married to two sisters and "" are two women married to two brothers.
- Also, ""/"" is the father/mother of the spouse of one's child. That is, ""/"" are two persons whose children are married (to each other).
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Last modified: Tue Jun 18 20:27:49 1996