γενική
Ancient Greek
Etymology
See γενῐκός (genikós).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ɡe.ni.kɛ̌ː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ɡe.niˈke̝/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ʝe.niˈci/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ʝe.niˈci/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ʝe.niˈci/
Adjective
γενῐκή • (genikḗ)
- feminine nominative/vocative singular of γενῐκός (genikós)
Noun
γενῐκή • (genikḗ) f (genitive γενῐκῆς); first declension (Koine)
- (grammar) the genitive case – ellipsis of the phrase γενῐκὴ πτῶσῐς (ptôsis): literally “inflection expressing a kind”
- Stoicorum Veterum Fragmenta 2.59
- 170 BCE – 90 BCE, Dionysius Thrax, Art of Grammar 636
Declension
First declension of ἡ γενῐκή; τῆς γενῐκῆς (Attic)
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ἡ γενῐκή hē genikḗ | τὼ γενῐκᾱ́ tṑ genikā́ | αἱ γενῐκαί hai genikaí | ||||||||||
Genitive | τῆς γενῐκῆς tês genikês | τοῖν γενῐκαῖν toîn genikaîn | τῶν γενῐκῶν tôn genikôn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῇ γενῐκῇ têi genikêi | τοῖν γενῐκαῖν toîn genikaîn | ταῖς γενῐκαῖς taîs genikaîs | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὴν γενῐκήν tḕn genikḗn | τὼ γενῐκᾱ́ tṑ genikā́ | τᾱ̀ς γενῐκᾱ́ς tā̀s genikā́s | ||||||||||
Vocative | γενῐκή genikḗ | γενῐκᾱ́ genikā́ | γενῐκαί genikaí | ||||||||||
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Descendants
- Greek: γενική (genikí)
- Latin (by loan translation): genetīvus
References
- “γενικός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Greek
Noun
γενική • (genikí) f (plural γενικές)
- (grammar) genitive
- γενική πτώση ― genikí ptósi ― genitive case
Declension
declension of γενική
case \\ number | singular | plural |
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nominative | γενική • | γενικές • |
genitive | γενικής • | γενικών • |
accusative | γενική • | γενικές • |
vocative | γενική • | γενικές • |
See also
- see: πτώση f (ptósi, “case”)
Adjective
γενική • (genikí)
- Nominative, accusative and vocative singular feminine form of γενικός (genikós).