χήνα

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χήν (khḗn), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰans-.

Noun

χήνα • (chína) f (plural χήνες)

  1. goose

Declension

Declension of χήνα
singular plural
nominative χήνα (chína) χήνες (chínes)
genitive χήνας (chínas) χηνών (chinón)
accusative χήνα (chína) χήνες (chínes)
vocative χήνα (chína) χήνες (chínes)

Derived terms

  • αγριόχηνα du (agrióchina, “wild goose”)
  • βήμα της χήνας n (víma tis chínas, “goose-step”)
  • καναδόχηνα f (kanadóchina, “Canada goose”)

Further reading

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