Our Dictionaries

The most comprehensive and up-to-date dictionary of Modern Greek.

• More than 150.000 senses
• Etymology of all the words of Modern Greek (including place names, personal names etc.) as well as etymology of the words which derive from ancient Greek
• 1075 notes on usage and queries on difficulties concerning grammar, spelling or vocabulary choice
• Tables on spelling, irregular verbs, the hyphenation rules, cardinal and ordinal numbers, the military ranks and the Army / Police hierarchy, the world currencies, chemical elements, the main paronyms, the Indo-European languages, the Court structure etc.
• A short history of the Greek language covering a period of 40 centuries
• An overview of grammars and dictionaries of Modern Greek since the 16th century
• A highly readable and reliable linguistic tool, providing explicit and comprehensive information
• A dictionary which broadens, deepens and enriches the knowledge and the usage of Modern Greek

Ιn its 6th edition:
with improvements and updates as well as new terms drawn from contemporary language use, scientific terminology, digital culture, colloquial language etc (eg.  γυναικοκτονία, κουίρ, δικαιωματισμός, ντρόουν, ράπιντ-τεστ, φυλομετάβαση, αληθοτιμή, δηθενιά, κατάγραφος, εμβαλάγιο, θανατοπραξία etc.)

The brand new Babiniotis Dictionary of Proper Names covers the fascinating history of the most significant and well-known proper names -place names and personal names- explaining their origin and meaning and exploring their historical background.

 Includes

• over 2.700 place names and personal names, Greek and foreign, ancient and modern
• reliable in-depth etymological information on each entry
• extended historic and encyclopaedic details
• authoritative dating of foreign names’ first occurrence or earliest reference in Greek
• monitoring the history of proper names from the sources
• the most familiar diminutives, pet forms and shortened personal names
• family names / surnames deriving from first names
• a special appendix with recapitulative comments, assembling and analysing common features of the various entries (e.g., place names and personal names originating from names given to animals, plants, rivers, things etc.), thus bringing out certain fundamental principles of onomatology

 The dictionary that combines scientific information with the sheer pleasure of wandering —through the names— over thousands of places, foreign and Greek, and the joy of getting acquainted with the names of hundreds of people, Greek and foreign, through their history.

The offspring of the words…

The Dictionary of Derivatives and Compounds of Modern Greek offers a multifaceted focus of Modern Greek vocabulary, including cognates, derivatives and compounds. It is a rich reference tool that actually describes the way and the procedure by which words are created from other words.

It includes:

• 64.000 derivatives and compounds of selected headwords
• 4.300 compound groups (on first and second component)
• 350 notes on selected entries (addressing word formation, spelling, cognates etc.)
• 300 tree diagrams depicting the derivational wealth of selected words

Special features:

• a clear and readable introduction to word formation and compounding in Modern Greek
• detailed presentation (in distinctively separate fields) of each entry’s derivatives and compounds
• accurate etymological information for all entries

Coloured insert including:

• the most important prefixes and suffixes (with rich supporting material, semantic information and appropriate examples)
• tree diagrams (featuring for the first time in such a dictionary), depicting the process of word formation (how words are coined, derived or formed from other words)
• tables classifying the words by their derivational wealth

Enrich your vocabulary!

The Dictionary of the Most Advanced Words focuses on enriching the speaker’s vocabulary with advanced, demanding or difficult words, which are often encountered in literature and contemporary texts of various subject areas. Such words, while outside most people’s everyday vocabulary, are used at a higher communication level, when a more creative, powerful, learned and precise language is needed.

The dictionary includes 4.000 entries, followed by clear, simple and concise definitions, selected synonyms and phrases. All entries are provided with reliable etymological information. About 300 usage notes provide insight into common mistakes, differences between closely related or confused words, and meet the needs of the most demanding readers.

A key factor of the dictionary is marked by its 15.000 examples (most of them drew on authentic material, especially from databases and a wide range of various current sources). Apart from its value to the dictionary’s reliability, this collection of examples assists the reader to realise how each word is used, how it appears in real speech and writing and illustrate its meaning, lexical context, grammatical construction and style.

Of great importance is the use of more than 1.100 selected citations from named sources (i.e. major writers from Modern Greek literature, such as Papadiamantis, Elytis, Palamas, Seferis etc.) featured in the dictionary. These quotations provide immense and in-depth evidence of the literary development of the words.
The Dictionary of the Most Advanced Words is a handy reference tool to enrich our vocabulary and integrate into our speech and writing distinctive features of demanding and quality language.

Briefly:

• 4.000 entries with clear and concise definitions, selected synonyms and phrases
• Short etymological information for all entries
• 300 extensive usage notes answering possible questions
• 15.000 examples assisting the speaker to realise how each word is actually used
• 1.100 selected citations from Modern Greek literature