γίννος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • γιννός (ginnós), γῖνος (gînos), ἰννός (innós), ὔννος (únnos)

Etymology

According to Beekes, probably of Pre-Greek origin. It can hardly be from γίγνομαι (gígnomai).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

γίννος • (gínnos) m (genitive γίννου); second declension

  1. offspring of a mare by a mule
  2. small mule, hinny

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ γῐ́ννος; τοῦ γῐ́ννου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ γῐ́ννος
ho gĭ́nnos 		τὼ γῐ́ννω
tṑ gĭ́nnō 		οἱ γῐ́ννοι
hoi gĭ́nnoi
Genitive τοῦ γῐ́ννου
toû gĭ́nnou 		τοῖν γῐ́ννοιν
toîn gĭ́nnoin 		τῶν γῐ́ννων
tôn gĭ́nnōn
Dative τῷ γῐ́ννῳ
tōî gĭ́nnōi 		τοῖν γῐ́ννοιν
toîn gĭ́nnoin 		τοῖς γῐ́ννοις
toîs gĭ́nnois
Accusative τὸν γῐ́ννον
tòn gĭ́nnon 		τὼ γῐ́ννω
tṑ gĭ́nnō 		τοὺς γῐ́ννους
toùs gĭ́nnous
Vocative γῐ́ννε
gĭ́nne 		γῐ́ννω
gĭ́nnō 		γῐ́ννοι
gĭ́nnoi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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