γενειάς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From γένειον (géneion, “chin”) +‎ -ᾰ́ς (-ắs).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

γενειᾰ́ς • (geneiắs) f (genitive γενειᾰ́δος); third declension

  1. beard
    Synonym: πώγων (pṓgōn)
  2. (in the plural) cheeks
  3. (zoology) jaw of a horse
  4. (medicine) bandage for the chin

Declension

Third declension of ἡ γενειᾰ́ς; τῆς γενειᾰ́δος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ γενειᾰ́ς
hē geneiắs 		τὼ γενειᾰ́δε
tṑ geneiắde 		αἱ γενειᾰ́δες
hai geneiắdes
Genitive τῆς γενειᾰ́δος
tês geneiắdos 		τοῖν γενειᾰ́δοιν
toîn geneiắdoin 		τῶν γενειᾰ́δων
tôn geneiắdōn
Dative τῇ γενειᾰ́δῐ
tēî geneiắdĭ 		τοῖν γενειᾰ́δοιν
toîn geneiắdoin 		ταῖς γενειᾰ́σῐ / γενειᾰ́σῐν
taîs geneiắsĭ(n)
Accusative τὴν γενειᾰ́δᾰ
tḕn geneiắdă 		τὼ γενειᾰ́δε
tṑ geneiắde 		τᾱ̀ς γενειᾰ́δᾰς
tā̀s geneiắdăs
Vocative γενειᾰ́ς
geneiắs 		γενειᾰ́δε
geneiắde 		γενειᾰ́δες
geneiắdes
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
  • Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-ds.

Descendants

  • Greek: γενειάδα (geneiáda)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “γένυς, -υος (> DER > γενειάς)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 267

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