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Hello everyone,
The blog returns with an entry on family relations. Those of you who have been on the island for some time must have noticed how important it is for every Cypriot to explain to you exactly who everyone is in their ever-expanding family. Indeed, Cypriots are not only eager to speak about their children, but also thrive speaking about the family of their children’s in laws (Sympetheroi). Whenever I say the word “sympetheros” I think of my friend Alexander, a Scottish septagenarian who speaks around 9 words of Greek, but has 900 Cypriot friends. Well, my infamous friend knows not only everything about his ‘sympetheros’ but also about their families, something that makes up for his lack of knowledge of Greek. So, since family is important to Cypriots, we might as well try to learn some basic vocabulary pertaining to the family relations. Standard Greek Greek-Cypriot Dialect Meaning in English Μητέρα/μαμά Μητέρα/μαμά Mother/mom Πατέρας/παπάς Πατέρας/παπάς Father/dad Αδελφός Αδελφός Brother Αδελφή Αδελφή Sister Γιαγιά Γιαγιά Grandmother Παππούς Παππούς Grandfather Κόρη Κόρη Daughter Γιος Γιος Son Εγγονή Εγγονή Granddaughter Εγγονός Εγγονός Grandson Άντρας Άντρας Husband Γυναίκα Γυναίκα Wife ξάδελφος ανιψιός Cousin (boy) ξαδέλφη ανιψιά Cousin (girl) θείος θείος Uncle θεία θεία Aunt ανιψιά αδελφότεκνη Niece ανιψιός αδελφότεκνος Nephew νονός τατάς Godfather νονά νούνα Godmother βαφτιστικιά βαφτιστιτζιά Goddaughter βαφτιστικός βαφτιστικός Godson νύφη νύφη Daughter in law, Sister in law γαμπρός γαμπρός Son in law, Brother in law πεθερός πεθερός Father in law πεθερά πεθερά Mother in law συμπεθερικά συμπεθερικά Family of the in laws
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