ἀζήν

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Phrygian, itself from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénus (“chin, jaw”), the same root of γένυς (génus, “jaw, mouth”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /az.dɛ̌ːn/ → /aˈzin/ → /aˈzin/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /az.dɛ̌ːn/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /aˈze̝n/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /aˈzin/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /aˈzin/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /aˈzin/

Noun

ἀζήν • (azḗn) m (genitive ἀζένος); third declension

1. (Phrygian) beard

Declension

Third declension of ὁ ἀζήν; τοῦ ἀζένος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ ἀζήν ho azḗn	τὼ ἀζένε tṑ azéne	οἱ ἀζένες hoi azénes
Genitive	τοῦ ἀζένος toû azénos	τοῖν ἀζένοιν toîn azénoin	τῶν ἀζένων tôn azénōn
Dative	τῷ ἀζένῐ tôi azénĭ	τοῖν ἀζένοιν toîn azénoin	τοῖς ἀζέσῐ / ἀζέσῐν toîs azésĭ(n)
Accusative	τὸν ἀζένᾰ tòn azénă	τὼ ἀζένε tṑ azéne	τοὺς ἀζένᾰς toùs azénăs
Vocative	ἀζήν azḗn	ἀζένε azéne	ἀζένες azénes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• ἀζήν in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)