των

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

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek τῶν (tôn).

Pronunciation

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

Article

των • (ton)

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

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ο (o)	η (i)	το (to)		οι (oi)	οι (oi)	τα (ta)
genitive	του (tou)	της (tis)	του (tou)		των (ton)	των (ton)	των (ton)
accusative	το(ν) (to(n)) 1	τη(ν) (ti(n)) 1	το (to)		τους (tous)	τις (tis)	τα (ta)

1. The final ν is preserved before vowels, and the plosive/affricate consonants:
      κ, π, τ, ξ, ψ, μπ, ντ, γκ, τσ, τζ
Archaic forms used in certain fixed phrases: τοις (tois), τας (tas)

Derived terms

• (contraction): σε (se) + των (ton) giving στων (ston)