φωνῆεν

See also: φωνήεν

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From φωνήεις (phōnḗeis, adjective): as a noun, a substantivisation of its neuter forms, in elliptical use for φωνῆεν [γρᾰ́μμᾰ] (phōnêen [grámma], “vocal [letter]”); as an adjective, regularly declined forms.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /pʰɔː.nɛ̂ː.en/ → /ɸoˈni.en/ → /foˈni.en/

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

Noun

φωνῆεν • (phōnêen) n (genitive φωνήεντος); third declension (Koine)

1. (grammar, usually in the plural) a vowel (α, ε, η, ι, ο, υ or ω)

Declension

Third declension of τὸ φωνῆεν; τοῦ φωνήεντος (Koine)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ φωνῆεν tò phōnêen	τὼ φωνήεντε tṑ phōnḗente	τᾰ̀ φωνήεντᾰ tà phōnḗenta
Genitive	τοῦ φωνήεντος toû phōnḗentos	τοῖν φωνηέντοιν toîn phōnēéntoin	τῶν φωνηέντων tôn phōnēéntōn
Dative	τῷ φωνήεντῐ tôi phōnḗenti	τοῖν φωνηέντοιν toîn phōnēéntoin	τοῖς φωνήεισῐ / φωνήεισῐν toîs phōnḗeisi(n)
Accusative	τὸ φωνῆεν tò phōnêen	τὼ φωνήεντε tṑ phōnḗente	τᾰ̀ φωνήεντᾰ tà phōnḗenta
Vocative	φωνῆεν phōnêen	φωνήεντε phōnḗente	φωνήεντᾰ phōnḗenta

Descendants

• Greek: φωνήεν (foníen)
• Latin: vōcālis (calque)
  • Russian: гласный (glasnyj) (calque)

Coordinate terms

• σύμφωνον (súmphōnon, “consonant”)

Adjective

φωνῆεν • (phōnêen)

1. neuter nominative singular of φωνήεις (phōnḗeis)
2. neuter accusative singular of φωνήεις (phōnḗeis)
3. neuter vocative singular of φωνήεις (phōnḗeis)