γενέτα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From the root of γίγνομαι (gígnomai, “to be born”) from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡe.né.taː/ → /ʝeˈne.ta/ → /ʝeˈne.ta/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡe.né.taː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɡeˈne.ta/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ʝeˈne.ta/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ʝeˈne.ta/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ʝeˈne.ta/

Noun

γενέτᾱ • (genétā) f (genitive γενέτᾱς); first declension (Epic, Aeolic, Doric)

1. the hour of birth

   ἐκ γενέτᾱς

   ek genétās

   from the hour of birth

Inflection

First declension of ᾱ̔ γενέτᾱ; τᾶς γενέτᾱς (Epic, Aeolic, Doric)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ᾱ̔ γενέτᾱ hā genétā	τὼ γενέτᾱ tṑ genétā	ταὶ γενέται taì genétai
Genitive	τᾶς γενέτᾱς tâs genétās	τοῖν γενέταιν toîn genétain	τᾶν γενετᾱ́ων / γενετᾶν tân genetā́ōn / genetân
Dative	τᾷ γενέτᾳ tâi genétāi	τοῖν γενέταιν toîn genétain	ταῖς γενέταις taîs genétais
Accusative	τᾱ̀ν γενέτᾱν tā̀n genétān	τὼ γενέτᾱ tṑ genétā	τᾱ̀ς γενέτᾱς tā̀s genétās
Vocative	γενέτᾱ genétā	γενέτᾱ genétā	γενέται genétai
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Alternative forms

• γενετή (genetḗ) — Attic, Ionic

Related terms

• γενέτᾱς (genétās), γενέτης (genétēs)
• γενέτωρ (genétōr)
• γενεά (geneá), γενεή (geneḗ)

Noun

γενέτᾱ • (genétā) m (Epic, Aeolic, Doric)

1. genitive singular of γενέτᾱς (genétās, “begetter, ancestor, father”)

Alternative forms

• γενέτᾱο (genétāo) — Uncontracted