γυνή

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[edit] Ancient Greek

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[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn (“‘woman’”). Cognates include Sanskrit जनि (jani), Armenian կին (kin), and Old English cwēn (English queen).

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (Classical): IPA: [ɡʉnɛː́]
  • (Koine): IPA: [ɟynˈeː]
  • (Byzantine): IPA: [ʝynˈi]

[edit] Noun

γυνή (genitive γυναικός) f, third declension; (gunē)

  1. woman, female
  2. wife

[edit] Inflection

    Third declension of γῠνή, γῠναικός
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative γῠνή γῠναῖκε γῠναῖκες
Genitive γῠναικός γῠναικοῖν γῠναικῶν
Dative γῠναικί γῠναικοῖν γῠναιξί(ν)
Accusative γῠναῖκᾰ γῠναῖκε γῠναῖκᾰς
Vocative γύναι γῠναῖκε γῠναῖκες
a number of alternate forms exist, including: γυνή (vocative singular), γυναικείων (genitive plural), γυναίκεσσι (dative plural), γυνήν (accusative singular), γυναί (nominative plural), and γυνάς (accusative plural).

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