γενέτα
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From the root of γίγνομαι (gígnomai, “to be born”) from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-.
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ɡe.né.taː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ɡɛˈnɛ.ta/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ɣeˈne.ta/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ʝeˈne.ta/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ʝeˈne.ta/
Noun
γενέτᾱ • (genétā) f (genitive γενέτᾱς); first declension
(Epic, Aeolic, Doric)
- the hour of birth
- ἐκ γενέτᾱς
- ek genétās
- from the hour of birth
Inflection
First declension of ᾱ̔ γενέτᾱ; τᾶς γενέτᾱς (Epic, Aeolic, Doric)
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ᾱ̔ γενέτᾱ hā genétā | τὼ γενέτᾱ tṑ genétā | ταὶ γενέται taì genétai | ||||||||||
Genitive | τᾶς γενέτᾱς tâs genétās | τοῖν γενέταιν toîn genétain | τᾶν γενετᾱ́ων / γενετᾶν tân genetā́ōn / genetân | ||||||||||
Dative | τᾷ γενέτᾳ tâi genétāi | γενέταιν genétain | ταῖς γενέταις taîs genétais | ||||||||||
Accusative | τᾱ̀ν γενέτᾱν tā̀n genétān | γενέτᾱ genétā | τᾱ̀ς γενέτᾱς tā̀s genétās | ||||||||||
Vocative | γενέτᾱ genétā | γενέτᾱ genétā | γενέται genétai | ||||||||||
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Alternative forms
- γενετή (genetḗ) – Attic, Ionic
Related terms
- γενέτᾱς (genétās), γενέτης (genétēs)
- γενέτωρ (genétōr)
- γενεά (geneá), γενεή (geneḗ)
Noun
γενέτᾱ • (genétā) m
(Epic, Aeolic, Doric)
- genitive singular of γενέτᾱς (genétās, “begetter, ancestor, father”)
Alternative forms
- γενέτᾱο (genétāo) – Uncontracted