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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From γένειον (géneion, “chin”) + -ᾰ́ς (-ás).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡe.neː.ás/ → /ʝe.niˈas/ → /ʝe.niˈas/
Noun
γενειᾰ́ς • (geneiás) f (genitive γενειᾰ́δος); third declension
- beard
- Synonym: πώγων (pṓgōn)
- (in the plural) cheeks
- (zoology) jaw of a horse
- (medicine) bandage for the chin
Declension
Descendants
References
Further reading
- “γενειάς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- γενειάς in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- γενειάς in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
- “γενειάς”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, 2011
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 67