γενεή

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡe.ne.ɛ̌ː/ → /ʝe.neˈi/ → /ʝe.neˈi/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡe.ne.ɛ̌ː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɡe.neˈe̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ʝe.neˈi/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ʝe.neˈi/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ʝe.neˈi/

Noun

γενεή • (geneḗ) f (genitive γενεής); first declension

1. Epic and Ionic form of γενεᾱ́ (geneā́)

Declension

First declension of γενεή; γενεῆς (Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	γενεή geneḗ	γενεᾱ́ geneā́	γενεαί geneaí
Genitive	γενεῆς geneês	γενεαῖν / γενεαῖῐν / γενεῇῐν geneaî(i)n / geneêiin	γενεᾱ́ων / γενεέ͜ων / γενεῶν geneā́ōn / geneé͜ōn / geneôn
Dative	γενεῇ geneêi	γενεαῖν / γενεαῖῐν / γενεῇῐν geneaî(i)n / geneêiin	γενεῇσῐ / γενεῇσῐν / γενεῇς / γενεαῖς geneêisi(n) / geneêis / geneaîs
Accusative	γενεήν geneḗn	γενεᾱ́ geneā́	γενεᾱ́ς geneā́s
Vocative	γενεή geneḗ	γενεᾱ́ geneā́	γενεαί geneaí
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Further reading

• “γενεή”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• γενεή in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963