"φονεύς" meaning in Ancient Greek

See φονεύς in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pʰo.něu̯s/, /ɸoˈneɸs/, /foˈnefs/, /pʰo.něu̯s/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /pʰoˈnews/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ɸoˈneɸs/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /foˈnefs/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /foˈnefs/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From φόνος (phónos), the o-grade of θείνω (theínō, “kill”), + -εύς (-eús, masculine agentive suffix). Etymology templates: {{root|grc|ine-pro|*gʷʰen-}}, {{suffix|grc||εύς|pos2=masculine agentive suffix}} + -εύς (-eús, masculine agentive suffix) Head templates: {{grc-noun|φονέως|m|third}} φονεύς • (phoneús) m (genitive φονέως); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|φονεύς|φονέως}} Forms: phoneús [romanization], φονέως [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], ὁ φονεύς [nominative, singular], φονῆ [dual, nominative], οἱ φονῆς [nominative, plural], φονεῖς [nominative, plural], τοῦ φονέως [genitive, singular], φονέοιν [dual, genitive], φονέων [genitive, plural], τῷ φονεῖ [dative, singular], φονέοιν [dative, dual], τοῖς φονεῦσῐ [dative, plural], φονεῦσῐν [dative, plural], toîs phoneûsĭ [dative, plural], toîs phoneûsĭn [dative, plural], τὸν φονέᾱ [accusative, singular], φονῆ [accusative, dual], τοὺς φονέᾱς [accusative, plural], φονεῦ [singular, vocative], φονῆ [dual, vocative], φονῆς [plural, vocative], φονεῖς [plural, vocative]
  1. murderer Coordinate_terms: φονεύτρια (phoneútria)

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*gʷʰen-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "",
        "3": "εύς",
        "pos2": "masculine agentive suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "+ -εύς (-eús, masculine agentive suffix)",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From φόνος (phónos), the o-grade of θείνω (theínō, “kill”), + -εύς (-eús, masculine agentive suffix).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "phoneús",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φονέως",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-3",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὁ φονεύς",
      "roman": "ho phoneús",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φονῆ",
      "roman": "phonê",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἱ φονῆς",
      "roman": "hoi phonês",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φονεῖς",
      "roman": "phoneîs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ φονέως",
      "roman": "toû phonéōs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φονέοιν",
      "roman": "phonéoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φονέων",
      "roman": "phonéōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ φονεῖ",
      "roman": "tôi phoneî",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φονέοιν",
      "roman": "phonéoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς φονεῦσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φονεῦσῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs phoneûsĭ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs phoneûsĭn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν φονέᾱ",
      "roman": "tòn phonéā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φονῆ",
      "roman": "phonê",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς φονέᾱς",
      "roman": "toùs phonéās",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φονεῦ",
      "roman": "phoneû",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φονῆ",
      "roman": "phonê",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φονῆς",
      "roman": "phonês",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φονεῖς",
      "roman": "phoneîs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "φονέως",
        "2": "m",
        "3": "third"
      },
      "expansion": "φονεύς • (phoneús) m (genitive φονέως); third declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "φονεύς",
        "2": "φονέως"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -εύς",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "coordinate_terms": [
        {
          "roman": "phoneútria",
          "word": "φονεύτρια"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "murderer"
      ],
      "id": "en-φονεύς-grc-noun-LB2K87Zx",
      "links": [
        [
          "murderer",
          "murderer"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰo.něu̯s/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɸoˈneɸs/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/foˈnefs/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰo.něu̯s/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰoˈnews/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɸoˈneɸs/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/foˈnefs/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/foˈnefs/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "φονεύς"
}
{
  "coordinate_terms": [
    {
      "roman": "phoneútria",
      "word": "φονεύτρια"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
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        "1": "grc",
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        "3": "*gʷʰen-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "",
        "3": "εύς",
        "pos2": "masculine agentive suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "+ -εύς (-eús, masculine agentive suffix)",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From φόνος (phónos), the o-grade of θείνω (theínō, “kill”), + -εύς (-eús, masculine agentive suffix).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "phoneús",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φονέως",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-3",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὁ φονεύς",
      "roman": "ho phoneús",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φονῆ",
      "roman": "phonê",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἱ φονῆς",
      "roman": "hoi phonês",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φονεῖς",
      "roman": "phoneîs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ φονέως",
      "roman": "toû phonéōs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φονέοιν",
      "roman": "phonéoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φονέων",
      "roman": "phonéōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ φονεῖ",
      "roman": "tôi phoneî",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φονέοιν",
      "roman": "phonéoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς φονεῦσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φονεῦσῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs phoneûsĭ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs phoneûsĭn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν φονέᾱ",
      "roman": "tòn phonéā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φονῆ",
      "roman": "phonê",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς φονέᾱς",
      "roman": "toùs phonéās",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φονεῦ",
      "roman": "phoneû",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φονῆ",
      "roman": "phonê",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φονῆς",
      "roman": "phonês",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φονεῖς",
      "roman": "phoneîs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "φονέως",
        "2": "m",
        "3": "third"
      },
      "expansion": "φονεύς • (phoneús) m (genitive φονέως); third declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "φονεύς",
        "2": "φονέως"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Ancient Greek 2-syllable words",
        "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
        "Ancient Greek lemmas",
        "Ancient Greek masculine nouns",
        "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension",
        "Ancient Greek nouns",
        "Ancient Greek oxytone terms",
        "Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Ancient Greek terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʷʰen-",
        "Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -εύς",
        "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Ancient Greek third-declension nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "murderer"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "murderer",
          "murderer"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰo.něu̯s/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɸoˈneɸs/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/foˈnefs/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰo.něu̯s/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰoˈnews/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɸoˈneɸs/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/foˈnefs/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/foˈnefs/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "φονεύς"
}

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