γέρανος

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See also: γερανός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂-. Cognates include Old Armenian կռունկ (kṙunk), Latin grūs, and Old English cran (English crane).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

γέρᾰνος • (géranos) m or f (genitive γερᾰ́νου); second declension

  1. a crane, Grus cinerea
  2. a crane (instrument for lifting)
  3. a type of dance
  4. a type of fish

Declension

Second declension of ὁ, ἡ γέρᾰνος; τοῦ, τῆς γερᾰ́νου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ, ἡ γέρᾰνος
ho, hē géranos 		τὼ γερᾰ́νω
tṑ geránō 		οἱ, αἱ γέρᾰνοι
hoi, hai géranoi
Genitive τοῦ, τῆς γερᾰ́νου
toû, tês geránou 		τοῖν γερᾰ́νοιν
toîn geránoin 		τῶν γερᾰ́νων
tôn geránōn
Dative τῷ, τῇ γερᾰ́νῳ
tôi, têi geránōi 		τοῖν γερᾰ́νοιν
toîn geránoin 		τοῖς, ταῖς γερᾰ́νοις
toîs, taîs geránois
Accusative τὸν, τὴν γέρᾰνον
tòn, tḕn géranon 		τὼ γερᾰ́νω
tṑ geránō 		τοὺς, τᾱ̀ς γερᾰ́νους
toùs, tā̀s geránous
Vocative γέρᾰνε
gérane 		γερᾰ́νω
geránō 		γέρᾰνοι
géranoi
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Derived terms

References

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