Greek

Contraction

στων • ‎(ston)

1. (rare, poetic) Contraction of σε των ‎(se ton, “to (of) the”).

   Στων αγγέλων τα μπουζούκια (At the bouzoukis of the angels song title)

   Θα πάω στων νεαρών τα μέρη. (I'll go to the young people's places.)

Usage notes

This contraction is somewhat rare and is only ever used poetically (and hence, lyrically, as in the above song title) or in literature. Most times, the sentence order is merely changed around to make it sound less unusual:

Στων αγγέλων τα μπουζούκια     Στα μπουζούκια των αγγέλων

Θα πάω στων νεαρών τα μέρη.     Θα πάω στα μέρη των νεαρών.

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