φήμη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *pʰā́mā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-meh₂, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (to speak). By surface analysis, a full-grade deverbal of φημί (phēmí, to say, explain, argue).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

φήμη • (phḗmēf (genitive φήμης); first declension

  1. prophetic voice, oracle
  2. rumor
  3. reputation

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: φήμη (fími)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “φημί”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1566-7

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φήμη (phḗmē, talk).

Noun

φήμη • (fímif (plural φήμες)

  1. fame
  2. reputation
  3. rumour (UK), rumor (US)

Declension

Declension of φήμη
singular plural
nominative φήμη (fími) φήμες (fímes)
genitive φήμης (fímis) φημών (fimón)
accusative φήμη (fími) φήμες (fímes)
vocative φήμη (fími) φήμες (fímes)

Synonyms