Ancient Greek dictionary · noun
φώς
man, mortal
Transliteration: phos
Dictionary forms: φώς, φωτός
Inflection: third declension
Meaning and definitions
- man, mortal
Connected roots
- phot-
light
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- photography
The art and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces, and its digital counterpart.
- photograph
a picture made using a camera
- photographic
Pertaining to photographs or photography.
- photon
The quantum of light and other electromagnetic energy, regarded as a discrete particle having zero rest mass, no electric charge, and an indefinitely long lifetime. It is a gauge boson.
- photosynthesis
the process by which plants use sunlight to synthesize food
- photometry
The measurement of various aspects of light, especially its intensity.
Recorded forms
| Form | Grammar |
|---|---|
| φώς | nom. sg. |
| φῶτες | nom. pl. |
| φωτός | gen. sg. |
| φωτῶν | gen. pl. |
| φωτῐ́ | dat. sg. |
| φωσῐ́ | dat. pl. |
| φωσῐ́ν | dat. pl. |
| φῶτᾰ | acc. sg. |
| φῶτᾰς | acc. pl. |
| φώς | voc. sg. |
| φῶτες | voc. pl. |
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