δυτικός

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Koine Greek δῠτικός (dutikós). Morphologically δύω (dýo) +‎ -τικός (-tikós). In the proper senses, semantic loan from French occidental and English western.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ðitiˈkos/
  • Hyphenation: δυ‧τι‧κός

Adjective

δυτικός • (dytikós) m (feminine δυτική, neuter δυτικό)

  1. west, westward, westerly, western
  2. Western, Occidental; belonging to the West; pertaining to the Occident; related to the Western world or to Western Christianity

Declension

Coordinate terms

  • Appendix:Greek compass points

Noun

δυτικός • (dytikós) m (plural δυτικοί)

  1. westerner
  2. (Christianity) Western Christian (Roman Catholic or Protestant Christian)
  3. The West in a sociopolitical sense, i.e. the society, culture, politics of the peoples of Western Europe and North America
    Tα δόγματα των δυτικών ― Ta dógmata ton dytikón ― The doctrines of the West

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