γη
Greek
Alternative forms
- Γη (Gi)
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek γῆ (gê) / γαῖα (gaîa), other details uncertain.
Pronunciation
Noun
γη • (gi) f (uncountable)
- world, earth (planet)
- world, earth (its people)
- earth, land, soil (in which plants grow)
- land (as sighted by sailors)
- land, country
- η Γη της Επαγγελίας ― i Gi tis Epangelías ― the Promised Land
Declension
γη
| case \ number | singular |
|---|---|
| nominative | γη • |
| genitive | γης • |
| accusative | γη • |
| vocative | γη • |
Derived terms
- Γη του Πυρός f (Gi tou Pyrós, “Tierra del Fuego”)
See also
- (planets of the Solar System) Ερμής (Ermís), Αφροδίτη (Afrodíti), Γη (Gi), Άρης (Áris), Δίας (Días), Κρόνος (Krónos), Ουρανός (Ouranós), Ποσειδώνας (Poseidónas)
Further reading
γη on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
