σάννας

Ancient Greek

Etymology

According to Frisk and DELG, from the verb σαίνω (saínō, “to wag; flatter”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

σᾰ́ννᾱς • (sắnnās) m (genitive σᾰ́ννου); first declension

  1. zany, fool, buffoon

Inflection

First declension of ὁ σᾰ́ννᾱς; τοῦ σᾰ́ννου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ σᾰ́ννᾱς
ho sắnnās 		τὼ σᾰ́ννᾱ
tṑ sắnnā 		οἱ σᾰ́νναι
hoi sắnnai
Genitive τοῦ σᾰ́ννου
toû sắnnou 		τοῖν σᾰ́νναιν
toîn sắnnain 		τῶν σᾰννῶν
tôn sănnôn
Dative τῷ σᾰ́ννᾳ
tōî sắnnāi 		τοῖν σᾰ́νναιν
toîn sắnnain 		τοῖς σᾰ́νναις
toîs sắnnais
Accusative τὸν σᾰ́ννᾱν
tòn sắnnān 		τὼ σᾰ́ννᾱ
tṑ sắnnā 		τοὺς σᾰ́ννᾱς
toùs sắnnās
Vocative σᾰ́ννᾱ
sắnnā 		σᾰ́ννᾱ
sắnnā 		σᾰ́νναι
sắnnai
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • σᾰννῐ́ων (sănnĭ́ōn)
  • σᾰ́ννορος (sắnnoros)

Descendants

  • → Latin: sanna

Further reading

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