Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Mar 24, 2004 05:49
22 yrs ago
1 viewer *
English term
sun
the sun- the source of light. I've found two translations: Ilios and Helios. Are they both correct? What is more accurate
Proposed translations
(Greek)
| 5 +8 | either |
Daphne Theodoraki
|
Proposed translations
+8
8 mins
Daphne Theodoraki
Sweden
Sweden
Native in Greek
Sweden
Translations in Marketing & Fashion
Native in: Greek
Works in: Swedish to Greek, English to Greek, Danish to Greek, and 6 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
Selected
either
HELIOS, is the phonetic transcription that shows that the "i" in the beginning is with a roughh breathing in Ancient Greek; therefore, it has more sense in Ancient Greek and the polytonic system, than nowadays.
ILIOS is the phonetic transcription of Modern Greek, where only one accent is used and there is no distinction between short and long vowels.
ILIOS is the phonetic transcription of Modern Greek, where only one accent is used and there is no distinction between short and long vowels.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Graded automatically based on peer agreement."
Something went wrong...