-άνη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Perhaps -νος (-nos) +‎ -η (-ē) on α stems like Latin -ānus and Latin -ārium.(Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /á.nɛː/ → /ˈa.ni/ → /ˈa.ni/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /á.nɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ne̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ni/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ni/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ni/

Suffix

-ᾰ́νη • (-ánē) f (genitive -ᾰ́νης); first declension

1. Suffix for instrument nouns.

Inflection

First declension of -ᾰ́νη; -ᾰ́νης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	-ᾰ́νη -ánē	-ᾰ́νᾱ -ánā	-ᾰ́ναι -ánai
Genitive	-ᾰ́νης -ánēs	-ᾰ́ναιν -ánain	-ᾰνῶν -anôn
Dative	-ᾰ́νῃ -ánēi	-ᾰ́ναιν -ánain	-ᾰ́ναις -ánais
Accusative	-ᾰ́νην -ánēn	-ᾰ́νᾱ -ánā	-ᾰ́νᾱς -ánās
Vocative	-ᾰ́νη -ánē	-ᾰ́νᾱ -ánā	-ᾰ́ναι -ánai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -άνη