εγγονή

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Greek

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Etymology

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Inherited from Byzantine Greek εγγονή (engonḗ), from Koine Greek ἐγγόνη (engónē) with shift of tone from paroxytone to oxytone, synchronically analyzable as the feminine form of εγγονός (engonós, “grandson”).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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εγγονή • (engoní) f (plural εγγονές, masculine εγγονός)

  1. granddaughter

Declension

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Declension of εγγονή
singular plural
nominative εγγονή • εγγονές •
genitive εγγονής • εγγονών •
accusative εγγονή • εγγονές •
vocative εγγονή • εγγονές •

Synonyms

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Coordinate terms

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see: Appendix:Greek vocabulary/Family

References

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  1. ^ εγγονή, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
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