"Αυτός είναι ο καναπές μου."

[SauerTrout]

Does καναπές share an etymology with "canopy"?

[S.Eleni]

Apparently so, well spotted SauerTrout :)

https://www.etymonline.com/word/canopy

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/καναπές

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/canapé#French

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/κώνωψ#Ancient_Greek

In modern Greek mosquito = κουνούπι

[EleniBinge]

I would usually say Αυτό είναι ο καναπές μου (otherwise it sounds like I'm saying "HE is my sofa."). Have I misunderstood, and "Αυτός" can mean "this," too?

[troll1995]

Ο καναπές is masculine (as a grammatical gender), so all words refering to it have to be in masculine form, too. In Greek, saying Αυτό είναι ο καναπές μου is like saying "that thing is my sofa", not "this is my sofa" ;)

[EleniBinge]

Ευχαριστώ troll1995.

[ggc-k]

Maybe you could add settee as a synonym for sofa?