γενική

Ancient Greek

Etymology

See γενῐκός (genikós).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡe.ni.kɛ̌ː/ → /ʝe.niˈci/ → /ʝe.niˈci/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡe.ni.kɛ̌ː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɡe.niˈke̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ʝe.niˈci/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ʝe.niˈci/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ʝe.niˈci/

Adjective

γενῐκή • (genikḗ)

1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of γενῐκός (genikós)

Noun

γενῐκή • (genikḗ) f (genitive γενῐκῆς); first declension (Koine)

1. (grammar) the genitive case – ellipsis of the phrase γενῐκὴ πτῶσῐς (ptôsis): literally “inflection expressing a kind”
   • Stoicorum Veterum Fragmenta 2.59
   • 170 BCE – 90 BCE, Dionysius Thrax, Art of Grammar 636

Declension

First declension of ἡ γενῐκή; τῆς γενῐκῆς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ γενῐκή hē genikḗ	τὼ γενῐκᾱ́ tṑ genikā́	αἱ γενῐκαί hai genikaí
Genitive	τῆς γενῐκῆς tês genikês	τοῖν γενῐκαῖν toîn genikaîn	τῶν γενῐκῶν tôn genikôn
Dative	τῇ γενῐκῇ têi genikêi	τοῖν γενῐκαῖν toîn genikaîn	ταῖς γενῐκαῖς taîs genikaîs
Accusative	τὴν γενῐκήν tḕn genikḗn	τὼ γενῐκᾱ́ tṑ genikā́	τᾱ̀ς γενῐκᾱ́ς tā̀s genikā́s
Vocative	γενῐκή genikḗ	γενῐκᾱ́ genikā́	γενῐκαί genikaí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: γενική (genikí)
• Latin (by loan translation): genetīvus

References

• “γενικός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Greek

Noun

γενική • (genikí) f (plural γενικές)

1. (grammar) genitive

   γενική πτώση ― genikí ptósi ― genitive case

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	γενική (genikí)	γενικές (genikés)
genitive	γενικής (genikís)	γενικών (genikón)
accusative	γενική (genikí)	γενικές (genikés)
vocative	γενική (genikí)	γενικές (genikés)

See also

• see: πτώση f (ptósi, “case”)

Adjective

γενική • (genikí)

1. Nominative, accusative and vocative feminine singular form of γενικός (genikós).