γαστροκνημία

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From γαστήρ (gastḗr, “paunch, belly”) +‎ κνήμη (knḗmē, “leg”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡas.tro.knɛː.mí.aː/ → /ɣas.tro.kniˈmi.a/ → /ɣas.tro.kniˈmi.a/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡas.tro.knɛː.mí.aː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɡas.tro.kne̝ˈmi.a/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɣas.tro.kniˈmi.a/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ɣas.tro.kniˈmi.a/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ɣas.tro.kniˈmi.a/

Noun

γᾰστροκνημῐ́ᾱ • (găstroknēmĭ́ā) f (genitive γᾰστροκνημῐ́ᾱς); first declension

1. (anatomy) calf of the leg

Inflection

First declension of ἡ γᾰστροκνημῐ́ᾱ; τῆς γᾰστροκνημῐ́ᾱς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ γᾰστροκνημῐ́ᾱ hē găstroknēmĭ́ā	τὼ γᾰστροκνημῐ́ᾱ tṑ găstroknēmĭ́ā	αἱ γᾰστροκνημῐ́αι hai găstroknēmĭ́ai
Genitive	τῆς γᾰστροκνημῐ́ᾱς tês găstroknēmĭ́ās	τοῖν γᾰστροκνημῐ́αιν toîn găstroknēmĭ́ain	τῶν γᾰστροκνημῐῶν tôn găstroknēmĭôn
Dative	τῇ γᾰστροκνημῐ́ᾳ têi găstroknēmĭ́āi	τοῖν γᾰστροκνημῐ́αιν toîn găstroknēmĭ́ain	ταῖς γᾰστροκνημῐ́αις taîs găstroknēmĭ́ais
Accusative	τὴν γᾰστροκνημῐ́ᾱν tḕn găstroknēmĭ́ān	τὼ γᾰστροκνημῐ́ᾱ tṑ găstroknēmĭ́ā	τᾱ̀ς γᾰστροκνημῐ́ᾱς tā̀s găstroknēmĭ́ās
Vocative	γᾰστροκνημῐ́ᾱ găstroknēmĭ́ā	γᾰστροκνημῐ́ᾱ găstroknēmĭ́ā	γᾰστροκνημῐ́αι găstroknēmĭ́ai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → Greek: γαστροκνημία (gastroknimía)
• → Latin: gastrocnēmius
• → English: gastrocnemius

References

• γαστροκνημία in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette