γέρανος

See also: γερανός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂-. Cognates include Old Armenian կռունկ (kṙunk), Latin grūs, and Old English cran (English crane).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

γέρᾰνος • (gérănos) m or f (genitive γερᾰ́νου); second declension

  1. a crane, Grus cinerea
  2. a crane (instrument for lifting)
  3. a type of dance
  4. a type of fish

Declension

Second declension of ὁ, ἡ γέρᾰνος; τοῦ, τῆς γερᾰ́νου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ, ἡ γέρᾰνος
ho, hē gérănos 		τὼ γερᾰ́νω
tṑ gerắnō 		οἱ, αἱ γέρᾰνοι
hoi, hai gérănoi
Genitive τοῦ, τῆς γερᾰ́νου
toû, tês gerắnou 		τοῖν γερᾰ́νοιν
toîn gerắnoin 		τῶν γερᾰ́νων
tôn gerắnōn
Dative τῷ, τῇ γερᾰ́νῳ
tōî, tēî gerắnōi 		τοῖν γερᾰ́νοιν
toîn gerắnoin 		τοῖς, ταῖς γερᾰ́νοις
toîs, taîs gerắnois
Accusative τὸν, τὴν γέρᾰνον
tòn, tḕn gérănon 		τὼ γερᾰ́νω
tṑ gerắnō 		τοὺς, τᾱ̀ς γερᾰ́νους
toùs, tā̀s gerắnous
Vocative γέρᾰνε
gérăne 		γερᾰ́νω
gerắnō 		γέρᾰνοι
gérănoi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • γεράνιον (geránion)
  • γερανίς (geranís)
  • γερανῖτις (geranîtis)

References

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