γονυπετής
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Ancient Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From γόνῠ (gónu, “knee”) + -πετής (-petḗs, “falling”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ɡo.ny.pe.tɛ̌ːs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ɡo.ny.peˈte̝s/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ɣo.ny.peˈtis/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ɣo.ny.peˈtis/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ɣo.ni.peˈtis/
Adjective
[edit]γονῠπετής • (gonupetḗs) m or f (neuter γονῠπετές); third declension
Inflection
[edit]Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
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Case/Gender | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | ||||||||
Nominative | γονῠπετής gonupetḗs |
γονῠπετές gonupetés |
γονῠπετεῖ gonupeteî |
γονῠπετεῖ gonupeteî |
γονῠπετεῖς gonupeteîs |
γονῠπετῆ gonupetê | ||||||||
Genitive | γονῠπετοῦς gonupetoûs |
γονῠπετοῦς gonupetoûs |
γονῠπετοῖν gonupetoîn |
γονῠπετοῖν gonupetoîn |
γονῠπετῶν gonupetôn |
γονῠπετῶν gonupetôn | ||||||||
Dative | γονῠπετεῖ gonupeteî |
γονῠπετεῖ gonupeteî |
γονῠπετοῖν gonupetoîn |
γονῠπετοῖν gonupetoîn |
γονῠπετέσῐ / γονῠπετέσῐν gonupetési(n) |
γονῠπετέσῐ / γονῠπετέσῐν gonupetési(n) | ||||||||
Accusative | γονῠπετῆ gonupetê |
γονῠπετές gonupetés |
γονῠπετεῖ gonupeteî |
γονῠπετεῖ gonupeteî |
γονῠπετεῖς gonupeteîs |
γονῠπετῆ gonupetê | ||||||||
Vocative | γονῠπετές gonupetés |
γονῠπετές gonupetés |
γονῠπετεῖ gonupeteî |
γονῠπετεῖ gonupeteî |
γονῠπετεῖς gonupeteîs |
γονῠπετῆ gonupetê | ||||||||
Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
γονῠπετῶς gonupetôs |
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Synonyms
[edit]- γονῠκλινής (gonuklinḗs)
Derived terms
[edit]- γονῠπετέω / -ῶ (Hellenistic Koine)
- γονῠπετῶς (gonupetôs, adverb)
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Greek: γονυπετής (gonypetís)
See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “γονυπετής”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “γονυπετής”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- γονυπετής in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek γονῠπετής (gonupetḗs).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]γονυπετής • (gonypetís) m (feminine γονυπετής, neuter γονυπετές)
- (formal) on bended knee (especially when supplicating, beseeching)
- Γονυπετής σας παρακαλώ να με αθωώσετε.
- Gonypetís sas parakaló na me athoósete.
- I beg you, on my knees, to acquit me.
Declension
[edit]singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
nominative | γονυπετής (gonypetís) | γονυπετής (gonypetís) | γονυπετές (gonypetés) | γονυπετείς (gonypeteís) | γονυπετείς (gonypeteís) | γονυπετή (gonypetí) | |
genitive | γονυπετούς (gonypetoús) γονυπετή (gonypetí) |
γονυπετούς (gonypetoús) | γονυπετούς (gonypetoús) | γονυπετών (gonypetón) | γονυπετών (gonypetón) | γονυπετών (gonypetón) | |
accusative | γονυπετή (gonypetí) | γονυπετή (gonypetí) | γονυπετές (gonypetés) | γονυπετείς (gonypeteís) | γονυπετείς (gonypeteís) | γονυπετή (gonypetí) | |
vocative | γονυπετή (gonypetí) γονυπετής (gonypetís) |
γονυπετής (gonypetís) | γονυπετές (gonypetés) | γονυπετείς (gonypeteís) | γονυπετείς (gonypeteís) | γονυπετή (gonypetí) |
Notes: vocative masculine as in the accusative (rarely, in some grammars as in the nominative). For Katharevousa, as in neuter nominative (cf. inflection in Ancient Greek).
Synonyms
[edit]- γονατιστός, -ή, -ό (gonatistós, -í, -ó)
- γονυκλινής, -ής, -ές (gonyklinís, -ís, -és) (learned, especially to show respect, as in prayer)
Derived terms
[edit]- γονυπετώς (gonypetós, adverb) (learned)
Related terms
[edit]Categories:
- Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -πετής
- Ancient Greek 4-syllable words
- Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation
- Ancient Greek lemmas
- Ancient Greek adjectives
- Ancient Greek oxytone terms
- Greek terms inherited from Ancient Greek
- Greek terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Greek terms with IPA pronunciation
- Greek lemmas
- Greek adjectives
- Greek formal terms
- Greek terms with usage examples
- Greek adjectives in declension ής-ής-ές
- Greek terms suffixed with -πετής