"γέννα" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Noun

IPA: /ɡén.na/, /ˈʝen.na/, /ˈʝe.na/, /ɡén.na/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈɡen.na/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈʝen.na/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈʝen.na/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈʝe.na/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: A derivation from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to beget”), though the exact morphological and phonological development is unclear. Etymology templates: {{root|grc|ine-pro|*ǵenh₁-}}, {{der|grc|ine-pro|*ǵenh₁-|t=to beget}} Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to beget”) Head templates: {{grc-noun|γέννᾰ|γέννης|f|first|gen2=γέννᾱς|head2=γέννᾱ}} γέννᾰ or γέννᾱ • (génnă or génnā) f (genitive γέννης or γέννᾱς); first declension, {{tlb|grc|Poetic}} (Poetic) Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|γέννᾰ|γέννης}}, {{grc-decl|γέννᾱ|γέννᾱς}} Forms: γέννᾰ [canonical], γέννᾱ [canonical], génnă [romanization], génnā [romanization], γέννης [genitive], γέννᾱς [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ γέννᾰ [nominative, singular], τὼ γέννᾱ [dual, nominative], αἱ γένναι [nominative, plural], τῆς γέννης [genitive, singular], τοῖν γένναιν [dual, genitive], τῶν γεννῶν [genitive, plural], τῇ γέννῃ [dative, singular], τοῖν γένναιν [dative, dual], ταῖς γένναις [dative, plural], τὴν γέννᾰν [accusative, singular], τὼ γέννᾱ [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς γέννᾱς [accusative, plural], γέννᾰ [singular, vocative], γέννᾱ [dual, vocative], γένναι [plural, vocative], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ γέννᾱ [nominative, singular], τὼ γέννᾱ [dual, nominative], αἱ γένναι [nominative, plural], τῆς γέννᾱς [genitive, singular], τοῖν γένναιν [dual, genitive], τῶν γεννῶν [genitive, plural], τῇ γέννᾳ [dative, singular], τοῖν γένναιν [dative, dual], ταῖς γένναις [dative, plural], τὴν γέννᾱν [accusative, singular], τὼ γέννᾱ [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς γέννᾱς [accusative, plural], γέννᾱ [singular, vocative], γέννᾱ [dual, vocative], γένναι [plural, vocative]
  1. Ancient Greek
    Synonym of γένος (génos)
    descent, lineage
    Tags: poetic
    Sense id: en-γέννα-grc-noun-9~dHi47d Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 19 19 19 19 19 2 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 18 18 18 18 18 2 2 2 2
  2. Ancient Greek
    Synonym of γένος (génos)
    origin
    Tags: poetic
    Sense id: en-γέννα-grc-noun-DbG6nsBC Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 19 19 19 19 19 2 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 18 18 18 18 18 2 2 2 2
  3. Ancient Greek
    Synonym of γένος (génos)
    offspring, generation
    Tags: poetic
    Sense id: en-γέννα-grc-noun-pCRMSGFw Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 19 19 19 19 19 2 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 18 18 18 18 18 2 2 2 2
  4. Ancient Greek
    Synonym of γένος (génos)
    family (children), race
    Tags: poetic
    Sense id: en-γέννα-grc-noun-amQ5YuhM Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 19 19 19 19 19 2 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 18 18 18 18 18 2 2 2 2
  5. Ancient Greek
    coming forth (of the Moon)
    Tags: poetic
    Sense id: en-γέννα-grc-noun-KaxezpuF Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 19 19 19 19 19 2 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 18 18 18 18 18 2 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 7 7 7 14 13 15 13 13 0 2 2
  6. Medieval (Byzantine) Greek: γέννα • (génna) f (genitive γέννας); first declension
    childbirth (process of childbearing)
    Tags: poetic
    Sense id: en-γέννα-grc-noun-zZ-rSPLB Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension, Byzantine Greek, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 8 8 8 8 10 13 15 13 13 0 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 7 7 7 14 13 15 13 13 0 2 2
  7. Medieval (Byzantine) Greek: γέννα • (génna) f (genitive γέννας); first declension
    family
    Tags: poetic
    Sense id: en-γέννα-grc-noun-XtRhiM5V Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension, Byzantine Greek, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 8 8 8 8 10 13 15 13 13 0 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 7 7 7 14 13 15 13 13 0 2 2
  8. Medieval (Byzantine) Greek: γέννα • (génna) f (genitive γέννας); first declension
    “γέννα τῆς σελήνης (génna tês selḗnēs)”: moonrise (literally: the birth of the Moon) (of the Moon, expression)
    Tags: poetic
    Sense id: en-γέννα-grc-noun-w2woNd47 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension, Byzantine Greek, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 8 8 8 8 10 13 15 13 13 0 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 7 7 7 14 13 15 13 13 0 2 2
  9. Medieval (Byzantine) Greek: γέννα • (génna) f (genitive γέννας); first declension
    also see τὰ Γέννα • (tà Génna) n pl (genitive Γέννων); second declension (6th century CE): Christmas
    Tags: poetic Synonyms: τὰ Χριστούγεννα
    Sense id: en-γέννα-grc-noun-J2pJBYJZ Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension, Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the second declension, Ancient Greek pluralia tantum, Byzantine Greek, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 8 8 8 8 10 13 15 13 13 0 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 7 7 7 14 13 15 13 13 0 2 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: γενναῖος (gennaîos), γεννάω, γεννῶ, γέννας (génnas), γεννήεις (gennḗeis), γεννικός (gennikós), τοκετός (toketós)
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
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        "coming forth (of the Moon)"
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        "poetic"
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        {
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        },
        {
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        {
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          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
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      ],
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        "Medieval (Byzantine) Greek: γέννα • (génna) f (genitive γέννας); first declension",
        "childbirth (process of childbearing)"
      ],
      "id": "en-γέννα-grc-noun-zZ-rSPLB",
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        [
          "γέννας",
          "γέννας#Ancient_Greek"
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          "childbirth",
          "childbirth"
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          "source": "w"
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        {
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        },
        {
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      "id": "en-γέννα-grc-noun-XtRhiM5V",
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          "family",
          "family"
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          "source": "w"
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        {
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 8 8 8 10 13 15 13 13 0 2 2",
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        {
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        "“γέννα τῆς σελήνης (génna tês selḗnēs)”: moonrise (literally: the birth of the Moon) (of the Moon, expression)"
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      "id": "en-γέννα-grc-noun-w2woNd47",
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          "γέννα τῆς σελήνης",
          "γέννα τῆς σελήνης#Ancient_Greek"
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          "moonrise",
          "moonrise"
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        "poetic"
      ]
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension",
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          "source": "w"
        },
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "kind": "other",
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        },
        {
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        },
        {
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 7 7 7 14 13 15 13 13 0 2 2",
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        "Medieval (Byzantine) Greek: γέννα • (génna) f (genitive γέννας); first declension",
        "also see τὰ Γέννα • (tà Génna) n pl (genitive Γέννων); second declension (6th century CE): Christmas"
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      "id": "en-γέννα-grc-noun-J2pJBYJZ",
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          "γέννας#Ancient_Greek"
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        [
          "Γέννα",
          "Γέννα#Ancient_Greek"
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        [
          "Γέννων",
          "Γέννων#Ancient_Greek"
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        [
          "Christmas",
          "Christmas"
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          "word": "τὰ Χριστούγεννα"
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      "ipa": "/ˈʝen.na/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʝe.na/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡén.na/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡen.na/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʝen.na/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʝen.na/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʝe.na/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
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}
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    "Ancient Greek feminine nouns",
    "Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension",
    "Ancient Greek first-declension nouns",
    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
    "Ancient Greek nouns",
    "Ancient Greek paroxytone terms",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
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        "singular"
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        "singular"
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        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
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      ]
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      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
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    },
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      "word": "γεννῶ"
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      "roman": "gennḗeis",
      "word": "γεννήεις"
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        }
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          "γένος#Ancient_Greek"
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          "origin"
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      ]
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      "categories": [
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "the fifth generation after him",
          "ref": "525 BCE – 455 BCE, Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 853",
          "roman": "pémptē d’ ap’ autoû génna",
          "text": "πέμπτη δ’ ἀπ’ αὐτοῦ γέννα"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Ancient Greek",
        "Synonym of γένος (génos)",
        "offspring, generation"
      ],
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          "γένος",
          "γένος#Ancient_Greek"
        ],
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          "offspring"
        ],
        [
          "generation",
          "generation"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "poetic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Ancient Greek",
        "Synonym of γένος (génos)",
        "family (children), race"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "γένος",
          "γένος#Ancient_Greek"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "poetic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Ancient Greek",
        "coming forth (of the Moon)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "poetic"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
        "Ancient Greek feminine nouns",
        "Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension",
        "Ancient Greek first-declension nouns",
        "Ancient Greek lemmas",
        "Ancient Greek nouns",
        "Ancient Greek paroxytone terms",
        "Ancient Greek terms with redundant head parameter",
        "Byzantine Greek",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Medieval (Byzantine) Greek: γέννα • (génna) f (genitive γέννας); first declension",
        "childbirth (process of childbearing)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "γέννας",
          "γέννας#Ancient_Greek"
        ],
        [
          "childbirth",
          "childbirth"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "poetic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
        "Ancient Greek feminine nouns",
        "Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension",
        "Ancient Greek first-declension nouns",
        "Ancient Greek lemmas",
        "Ancient Greek nouns",
        "Ancient Greek paroxytone terms",
        "Ancient Greek terms with redundant head parameter",
        "Byzantine Greek",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Medieval (Byzantine) Greek: γέννα • (génna) f (genitive γέννας); first declension",
        "family"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "γέννας",
          "γέννας#Ancient_Greek"
        ],
        [
          "family",
          "family"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "poetic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
        "Ancient Greek feminine nouns",
        "Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension",
        "Ancient Greek first-declension nouns",
        "Ancient Greek lemmas",
        "Ancient Greek nouns",
        "Ancient Greek paroxytone terms",
        "Ancient Greek terms with redundant head parameter",
        "Byzantine Greek",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Medieval (Byzantine) Greek: γέννα • (génna) f (genitive γέννας); first declension",
        "“γέννα τῆς σελήνης (génna tês selḗnēs)”: moonrise (literally: the birth of the Moon) (of the Moon, expression)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "γέννας",
          "γέννας#Ancient_Greek"
        ],
        [
          "γέννα τῆς σελήνης",
          "γέννα τῆς σελήνης#Ancient_Greek"
        ],
        [
          "moonrise",
          "moonrise"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "poetic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
        "Ancient Greek feminine nouns",
        "Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension",
        "Ancient Greek first-declension nouns",
        "Ancient Greek lemmas",
        "Ancient Greek neuter nouns",
        "Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the second declension",
        "Ancient Greek nouns",
        "Ancient Greek paroxytone terms",
        "Ancient Greek pluralia tantum",
        "Ancient Greek second-declension nouns",
        "Ancient Greek terms with redundant head parameter",
        "Byzantine Greek",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Medieval (Byzantine) Greek: γέννα • (génna) f (genitive γέννας); first declension",
        "also see τὰ Γέννα • (tà Génna) n pl (genitive Γέννων); second declension (6th century CE): Christmas"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "γέννας",
          "γέννας#Ancient_Greek"
        ],
        [
          "Γέννα",
          "Γέννα#Ancient_Greek"
        ],
        [
          "Γέννων",
          "Γέννων#Ancient_Greek"
        ],
        [
          "Christmas",
          "Christmas"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "τὰ Χριστούγεννα"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "poetic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡén.na/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʝen.na/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʝe.na/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡén.na/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡen.na/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʝen.na/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʝen.na/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʝe.na/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "γέννα"
}

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