γείνομαι

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₁-yé-tor. Compare γίγνομαι (gígnomai), Latin gigno, gnatus and Sanskrit जनति (jánati).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

γείνομαι (geínomai)

  1. to be born
  2. to beget, bring into being

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