γη
Greek
Alternative forms
- Γη (Gi)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek γῆ (gê) / γαῖα (gaîa), other details uncertain.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʝi/
Audio: (file)
Noun
γη • (gi) f (uncountable)
- world, earth (planet)
- world, earth (its people)
- earth, land, soil (in which plants grow)
- land (as sighted by sailors)
- land, country
- η Γη της Επαγγελίας ― i Gi tis Epangelías ― the Promised Land
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | γη (gi) |
| genitive | γης (gis) |
| accusative | γη (gi) |
| vocative | γη (gi) |
Derived terms
- Γη του Πυρός f (Gi tou Pyrós, “Tierra del Fuego”)
See also
- planets of the Solar System: Ερμής (Ermís) · Αφροδίτη (Afrodíti) · Γη (Gi) · Άρης (Áris) · Δίας (Días) · Κρόνος (Krónos) · Ουρανός (Ouranós) · Ποσειδώνας (Poseidónas) [edit]
Further reading
- γη on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el