γέννας

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡén.naːs/ → /ˈʝen.nas/ → /ˈʝe.nas/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡén.naːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡen.nas/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈʝen.nas/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈʝen.nas/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈʝe.nas/

Etymology 1

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Noun

γέννᾱς • (génnās) m (genitive γέννᾱ); first declension

1. (Koine) mother's brother, uncle from mother's side

Inflection

First declension of ὁ γέννᾱς; τοῦ γέννᾱ (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ γέννᾱς ho génnās	τὼ γέννᾱ tṑ génnā	οἱ γένναι hoi génnai
Genitive	τοῦ γέννᾱ toû génnā	τοῖν γένναιν toîn génnain	τῶν γεννῶν tôn gennôn
Dative	τῷ γέννᾳ tôi génnāi	τοῖν γένναιν toîn génnain	τοῖς γένναις toîs génnais
Accusative	τὸν γέννᾱν tòn génnān	τὼ γέννᾱ tṑ génnā	τοὺς γέννᾱς toùs génnās
Vocative	γέννᾱ génnā	γέννᾱ génnā	γένναι génnai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Etymology 2

Inflectional form of noun γέννα (génna).

Alternative forms

• γέννης (génnēs)

Noun

γέννᾱς • (génnās) f

1. (Poetic) genitive singular of γέννᾱ (génnā)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

γέννᾱς • (génnās)

1. second-person singular present active indicative contracted of γεννάω (gennáō) (Doric)

Greek

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʝe.nas/
• Hyphenation: γέν‧νας

Noun

γέννας • (génnas) f

1. Genitive singular form of γέννα (génna).