φωνήεις

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

φωνᾱ́εις (phōnā́eis) — Doric, Aeolic
φωνῆς (phōnês) — contracted

Etymology

From φωνή (phōnḗ, “voice”) +‎ -εις (-eis, “-ful”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pʰɔː.nɛ̌ː.eːs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /pʰoˈne̝.is/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɸoˈni.is/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /foˈni.is/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /foˈni.is/

Adjective

φωνήεις • (phōnḗeis) m (feminine φωνήεσσᾰ, neuter φωνῆεν); first/third declension

endowed with speech, vocal
(of a lyre) musical
(of a song) sounding
(with λόγος) clear
(grammar) consisting only as vowels

Declension

First and third declension of φωνήεις; φωνήεσσᾰ; φωνῆεν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	φωνήεις phōnḗeis	φωνήεσσᾰ phōnḗessă	φωνῆεν phōnêen	φωνήεντε phōnḗente	φωνηέσσᾱ phōnēéssā	φωνήεντε phōnḗente	φωνήεντες phōnḗentes	φωνήεσσαι phōnḗessai	φωνήεντᾰ phōnḗentă
Genitive	φωνήεντος phōnḗentos	φωνηέσσης phōnēéssēs	φωνήεντος phōnḗentos	φωνηέντοιν phōnēéntoin	φωνηέσσαιν phōnēéssain	φωνηέντοιν phōnēéntoin	φωνηέντων phōnēéntōn	φωνηεσσῶν phōnēessôn	φωνηέντων phōnēéntōn
Dative	φωνήεντῐ phōnḗentĭ	φωνηέσσῃ phōnēéssēi	φωνήεντῐ phōnḗentĭ	φωνηέντοιν phōnēéntoin	φωνηέσσαιν phōnēéssain	φωνηέντοιν phōnēéntoin	φωνήεισῐ φωνήεισῐν phōnḗeisĭ(n)	φωνηέσσαις phōnēéssais	φωνήεισῐ φωνήεισῐν phōnḗeisĭ(n)
Accusative	φωνήεντᾰ phōnḗentă	φωνήεσσᾰν phōnḗessăn	φωνῆεν phōnêen	φωνήεντε phōnḗente	φωνηέσσᾱ phōnēéssā	φωνήεντε phōnḗente	φωνήεντᾰς phōnḗentăs	φωνηέσσᾱς phōnēéssās	φωνήεντᾰ phōnḗentă
Vocative	φωνῆεν phōnêen	φωνήεσσᾰ phōnḗessă	φωνῆεν phōnêen	φωνήεντε phōnḗente	φωνηέσσᾱ phōnēéssā	φωνήεντε phōnḗente	φωνήεντες phōnḗentes	φωνήεσσαι phōnḗessai	φωνήεντᾰ phōnḗentă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	φωνηέντως phōnēéntōs			φωνηέστερος phōnēésteros			φωνηέστᾰτος phōnēéstătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First and third declension of φωνῆς; φωνῆσσᾰ; φωνῆν (contracted, Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	φωνῆς phōnês	φωνῆσσᾰ phōnêssă	φωνῆν phōnên	φωνῆντε phōnênte	φωνήσσᾱ phōnḗssā	φωνῆντε phōnênte	φωνῆντες phōnêntes	φωνῆσσαι phōnêssai	φωνῆντᾰ phōnêntă
Genitive	φωνῆντος phōnêntos	φωνήσσης phōnḗssēs	φωνῆντος phōnêntos	φωνήντοιν phōnḗntoin	φωνήσσαιν phōnḗssain	φωνήντοιν phōnḗntoin	φωνήντων phōnḗntōn	φωνησσῶν phōnēssôn	φωνήντων phōnḗntōn
Dative	φωνῆντῐ phōnêntĭ	φωνήσσῃ phōnḗssēi	φωνῆντῐ phōnêntĭ	φωνήντοιν phōnḗntoin	φωνήσσαιν phōnḗssain	φωνήντοιν phōnḗntoin	φωνῇσῐ φωνῇσῐν phōnēîsĭ(n)	φωνήσσαις phōnḗssais	φωνῇσῐ φωνῇσῐν phōnēîsĭ(n)
Accusative	φωνῆντᾰ phōnêntă	φωνῆσσᾰν phōnêssăn	φωνῆν phōnên	φωνῆντε phōnênte	φωνήσσᾱ phōnḗssā	φωνῆντε phōnênte	φωνῆντᾰς phōnêntăs	φωνήσσᾱς phōnḗssās	φωνῆντᾰ phōnêntă
Vocative	φωνῆς phōnês	φωνῆσσᾰ phōnêssă	φωνῆν phōnên	φωνῆντε phōnênte	φωνήσσᾱ phōnḗssā	φωνῆντε phōnênte	φωνῆντες phōnêntes	φωνῆσσαι phōnêssai	φωνῆντᾰ phōnêntă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	φωνήντως phōnḗntōs			φωνήστερος phōnḗsteros			φωνήστᾰτος phōnḗstătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

φωνῆεν (phōnêen)

References

“φωνήεις”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“φωνάεις”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“φωνήεις”, in Liddell & Scott (1889), An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
φωνήεις in Bailly, Anatole (1935), Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
Woodhouse, S. C. (1910), English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- vocal idem, page 955.