γέννηση

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Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek γέννηση (génnēsē), from Ancient Greek γέννησις (génnēsis).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʝe.ni.si/
  • Hyphenation: γέν‧νη‧ση

Noun

γέννηση (génnisif (plural γεννήσεις)

  1. (medicine) birth
  2. (figuratively) start, inauguration

Declension

singular plural
nominative γέννηση (génnisi) γεννήσεις (genníseis)
genitive γέννησης (génnisis) γεννήσεων (genníseon)
accusative γέννηση (génnisi) γεννήσεις (genníseis)
vocative γέννηση (génnisi) γεννήσεις (genníseis)

Older or formal genitive singular: γεννήσεως (genníseos)

Synonyms