φωνή

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[edit] Ancient Greek

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (to speak).

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (Classical): IPA: [pʰɔːnɛː́]
  • (Koine): IPA: [pʰo̞ːnˈeː]
  • (Byzantine): IPA: [ɸonˈi]

[edit] Noun

φωνή (genitive φωνῆς) f, first declension; (phōnē)

  1. sound
  2. Usually human of the human voice: voice cry, yell
  3. The voice or cry of animals
  4. Any articulate sound (especially vowels)
  5. speech, discourse
  6. language

[edit] Inflection

[edit] References


[edit] Greek

[edit] Noun

φωνή (foní) f.,   plural φωνές

  1. voice, sound
  2. (music) voice, note

[edit] Declension

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