ἀζήν
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Phrygian, itself from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénus (“chin, jaw”), the same root of γένυς (génus, “jaw, mouth”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /az.dɛ̌ːn/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /aˈze̝n/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /aˈzin/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /aˈzin/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /aˈzin/
Noun
ἀζήν • (azḗn) m (genitive ἀζένος); third declension
- (Phrygian) beard
Declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ὁ ἀζήν ho azḗn |
τὼ ἀζένε tṑ azéne |
οἱ ἀζένες hoi azénes | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ ἀζένος toû azénos |
τοῖν ἀζένοιν toîn azénoin |
τῶν ἀζένων tôn azénōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ ἀζένῐ tōî azénĭ |
τοῖν ἀζένοιν toîn azénoin |
τοῖς ἀζέσῐ / ἀζέσῐν toîs azésĭ(n) | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν ἀζένᾰ tòn azénă |
τὼ ἀζένε tṑ azéne |
τοὺς ἀζένᾰς toùs azénăs | ||||||||||
| Vocative | ἀζήν azḗn |
ἀζένε azéne |
ἀζένες azénes | ||||||||||
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Further reading
- ἀζήν in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)