πώγωνας

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pɔ̌ː.ɡɔː.nas/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈpo.ɡo.nas/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈpo.ɣo.nas/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈpo.ɣo.nas/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈpo.ɣo.nas/

Noun

πώγωνᾰς • (pṓgōnăs) m

accusative plural of πώγων (pṓgōn)

Greek

Etymology

Learnedly, from Ancient Greek πώγων (pṓgōn). Also see πιγούνι (pigoúni), inherited from a diminutive derivative.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpo.ɣo.nas/
Hyphenation: πώ‧γω‧νας

Noun

πώγωνας • (pógonas) m (plural πώγωνες)

(formal) beard
Synonyms: γένι (géni), γενειάδα (geneiáda)
(formal, by extension) chin
Synonym: πιγούνι (pigoúni)

Declension

Declension of **πώγωνας**
	singular	plural
nominative	πώγωνας (pógonas)	πώγωνες (pógones)
genitive	πώγωνα (pógona)	πωγώνών (pogónón)
accusative	πώγωνα (pógona)	πώγωνες (pógones)
vocative	πώγωνα (pógona)	πώγωνες (pógones)

Related terms

πωγωνοφόρος (pogonofóros)

References

πώγωνας, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language