Ancient Greek dictionary · noun
κόσμος
order
Transliteration: kosmos
Dictionary forms: κόσμος, κόσμου
Inflection: second declension
Meaning and definitions
- order
- lawful order, government
- mode, fashion
- ornament, decoration
- honour, credit
- ruler
Connected roots
- cosm-
order, world, universe
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- cosmopolitan
familiar with and at ease in many different countries and cultures
- cosmology
the science of the origin and development of the universe
- microcosm
Human nature or the human body as representative of the wider universe; man considered as a miniature counterpart of divine or universal nature.
- cosmonaut
An astronaut, especially a Russian or Soviet one.
Recorded forms
| Form | Grammar |
|---|---|
| κόσμος | nom. sg. |
| κόσμοι | nom. pl. |
| κόσμου | gen. sg. |
| κόσμων | gen. pl. |
| κόσμῳ | dat. sg. |
| κόσμοις | dat. pl. |
| κόσμον | acc. sg. |
| κόσμους | acc. pl. |
| κόσμε | voc. sg. |
| κόσμοι | voc. pl. |
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