φωνή

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

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(deprecated template usage) From Proto-Indo-European *bʰoh₂neh₂, from *bʰeh₂- (to speak), from which comes φημί (phēmí, to say, speak).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

φωνή (phōnḗf (genitive φωνῆς); first declension

  1. sound
  2. Usually 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

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: φωνή (foní)

Further reading


Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ).

Pronunciation

Noun

φωνή (foníf (plural φωνές)

  1. voice, sound
  2. (music) voice, note
  3. (grammar, linguistics) voice
    ενεργητική φωνήenergitikí foníactive voice
    παθητική φωνήpathitikí fonípassive voice
    μέση φωνήmési fonímiddle voice
    μεσοπαθητική φωνήmesopathitikí fonímediopassive voice

Declension

Derived terms