γάγγραινα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • γάγραινα (gágraina)

Etymology

In antiquity it was compared with γράω (gráō, “to devour”) but this is incorrect. It is most probably a Pre-Greek word.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

γάγγραινᾰ • (gángraină) f (genitive γαγγραίνης); first declension

  1. (pathology) gangrene

Inflection

First declension of ἡ γάγγραινᾰ; τῆς γαγγραίνης (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ γάγγραινᾰ
hē gángraină 		τὼ γαγγραίνᾱ
tṑ gangraínā 		αἱ γάγγραιναι
hai gángrainai
Genitive τῆς γαγγραίνης
tês gangraínēs 		τοῖν γαγγραίναιν
toîn gangraínain 		τῶν γαγγραινῶν
tôn gangrainôn
Dative τῇ γαγγραίνῃ
tēî gangraínēi 		τοῖν γαγγραίναιν
toîn gangraínain 		ταῖς γαγγραίναις
taîs gangraínais
Accusative τὴν γάγγραινᾰν
tḕn gángrainăn 		τὼ γαγγραίνᾱ
tṑ gangraínā 		τᾱ̀ς γαγγραίνᾱς
tā̀s gangraínās
Vocative γάγγραινᾰ
gángraină 		γαγγραίνᾱ
gangraínā 		γάγγραιναι
gángrainai
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • γαγγραινικός (gangrainikós)
  • γαγγραινόομαι (gangrainóomai)
  • γαγγραινώδης (gangrainṓdēs)
  • γαγγραίνωμα (gangraínōma)
  • γαγγραίνωσις (gangraínōsis)

Descendants

Further reading

Greek

Noun

γάγγραινα • (gángraina) f (uncountable)

  1. gangrene

Declension

Declension of γάγγραινα
singular
nominative γάγγραινα (gángraina)
genitive γάγγραινας (gángrainas)
accusative γάγγραινα (gángraina)
vocative γάγγραινα (gángraina)

Further reading

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