ἡνία

See also: ἤνια

Ancient Greek

Etymology

According to Beekes from Proto-Indo-European *h₂em- (“to grasp”) and cognate with Latin ānsa (“handle”) and Lithuanian ąsà (“handle”).

Pronunciation

As a neuter plural:

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hɛː.ní.a/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)e̝ˈni.a/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /iˈni.a/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /iˈni.a/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /iˈni.a/

As a feminine singular:

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hɛː.ní.aː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)e̝ˈni.a/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /iˈni.a/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /iˈni.a/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /iˈni.a/

Noun

ἡνίᾰ • (hēníă) n pl (genitive ἡνίων); second declension (plural only, Epic) or
ἡνίᾱ • (hēníā) f (genitive ἡνίᾱς); first declension (post-Homeric)

rein, bridle
Synonyms: ῥυτήρ (rhutḗr), χαλινός (khalinós)

Declension

As a neuter plural:

Second declension of ἡνῐ́ᾰ; ἡνῐ́ων (Epic)

Case / #	Plural
Nominative	ἡνῐ́ᾰ hēnĭ́ă
Genitive	ἡνῐ́ων hēnĭ́ōn
Dative	ἡνῐ́οισῐ / ἡνῐ́οισῐν / ἡνῐ́οις hēnĭ́oisĭ(n) / hēnĭ́ois
Accusative	ἡνῐ́ᾰ hēnĭ́ă
Vocative	ἡνῐ́ᾰ hēnĭ́ă
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.