εγγονή
Greek
Etymology
Inherited from Byzantine Greek εγγονή (engonḗ), from Koine Greek ἐγγόνη (engónē) with shift of tone from paroxytone to oxytone, synchronically analyzable as the feminine form of εγγονός (engonós, “grandson”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eŋ.ɡoˈni/
Noun
εγγονή • (engoní) f (plural εγγονές, masculine εγγονός)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | εγγονή (engoní) | εγγονές (engonés) |
| genitive | εγγονής (engonís) | εγγονών (engonón) |
| accusative | εγγονή (engoní) | εγγονές (engonés) |
| vocative | εγγονή (engoní) | εγγονές (engonés) |
Synonyms
- (colloquial): εγγόνα f (engóna)
Coordinate terms
- see: Appendix:Greek vocabulary/Family
References
- ^ εγγονή, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language