γαλήνη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡa.lɛ̌ː.nɛː/ → /ɣaˈli.ni/ → /ɣaˈli.ni/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡa.lɛ̌ː.nɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈle̝.ne̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɣaˈli.ni/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ɣaˈli.ni/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ɣaˈli.ni/

Noun

γαλήνη • (galḗnē) f (genitive γαλήνης); first declension

1. calm, stillness of wind or sea
   1. serenity, tranquility, calmness
2. galena, lead sulphide
3. a type of antidote

Inflection

First declension of ἡ γαλήνη; τῆς γαλήνης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ γαλήνη hē galḗnē	τὼ γαλήνᾱ tṑ galḗnā	αἱ γαλῆναι hai galênai
Genitive	τῆς γαλήνης tês galḗnēs	τοῖν γαλήναιν toîn galḗnain	τῶν γαληνῶν tôn galēnôn
Dative	τῇ γαλήνῃ têi galḗnēi	τοῖν γαλήναιν toîn galḗnain	ταῖς γαλήναις taîs galḗnais
Accusative	τὴν γαλήνην tḕn galḗnēn	τὼ γαλήνᾱ tṑ galḗnā	τᾱ̀ς γαλήνᾱς tā̀s galḗnās
Vocative	γαλήνη galḗnē	γαλήνᾱ galḗnā	γαλῆναι galênai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “γαλήνη”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “γαλήνη”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “γαλήνη”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• γαλήνη in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• γαλήνη in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• γαλήνη in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• G1055 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • calm idem, page 109.
  • lull idem, page 504.
  • peace idem, page 600.
  • quiet idem, page 667.
  • repose idem, page 697.
  • stillness idem, page 817.
  • tranquility idem, page 887.

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Greek

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣaˈli.ni/

Noun

γαλήνη • (galíni) f (uncountable)

1. serenity, equanimity
2. calm, quiet, peaceful

Declension

  γαλήνη

case     \     number	singular
nominative	γαλήνη •
genitive	γαλήνης •
accusative	γαλήνη •
vocative	γαλήνη •