γένος

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[edit] Ancient Greek

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os (“‘race’”). Cognates include Latin genus, Sanskrit जनस् (jánas) and Armenian ծին (çin), “‘giving birth’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (Classical): IPA: [ɡénos]
  • (Koine): IPA: [ɟˈɛno̞s]
  • (Byzantine): IPA: [ʝˈenos]

[edit] Noun

γένος (genitive γένεος or γένους); n, third declension; (genos)

  1. offspring, descendant
  2. family, clan
  3. nation, race
  4. gender
  5. any type or class

[edit] Inflection

    Third declension of γένος, γένεος (uncontracted)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative γένος γένεε γένεᾰ
Genitive γένεος γενέοιν γενέων
Dative γένεϊ γενέοιν γένεσσῐ(ν)
Accusative γένος γένεε γένεᾰ
Vocative γένος γένεε γένεᾰ
This inflection pattern originally had a sigma (i.e. γένεσος), which was dropped early on in the history of Ancient Greek.
    Third declension of γένος, γένους (contracted)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative γένος γένει γένη
Genitive γένους γενοῖν γενῶν
Dative γένει γενοῖν γένεσῐ(ν)
Accusative γένος γένει γένη
Vocative γένος γένει γένη
The irregular accentuation of this paradigm is explained by the fact that it is the contracted version of the above paradigm.

[edit] References

Strong’s concordance number: G1085

[edit] Greek

[edit] Noun

γένος n. sg.

  1. gender (grammar: division of nouns and pronouns)


This Greek entry was created from the translations listed at gender. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see γένος in the Greek Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) April 2008

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