των

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ton" and τῶν

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τῶν (tôn)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈton/
  • Homophone: τον (ton)

Article

των • (ton) m pl or f pl or n pl

  1. (definite) genitive masculine plural of ο (o) (the)
    o μηχανισμός των Αντικυθήρων ― o michanismós ton Antikythíron ― the Antikythera mechanism
  2. (definite) genitive feminine plural of ο (o) (the)
  3. (definite) genitive neuter plural of ο (o) (the)

Declension
The definite article
number singular plural
gender m f n m f n
nominative ο η το οι οι τα
genitive του της του των των των
accusative το(ν)* τη(ν)* το τους τις τα
* The final "ν" is preserved before vowels, and the plosive/affricate consonants:
      κ, π, τ, ξ, ψ, μπ, ντ, γκ, τσ, τζ

1. Archaic forms are sometimes used in certain colloquial phrases, these include:
      τοις (tois), τας (tas)

Derived terms
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