γωνία

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From a derivative of γόνυ (gónu, “knee”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu (“id”). The long ω (ō) is from the regular Doric development of an unattested *γονϝ-ία (*gonw-ía), as the paradigm of *ǵónu shows no lengthened grade (thus precluding a derivation from such an ablaut), while most mathematicians in Greek antiquity (who were most likely responsible for the word's formation) were Pythagorean (and thus wrote in Doric).[1]

Noun

γωνία • (gōnía) f

  1. (geometry) corner, angle
  2. joiner's square
  3. cornerstone

Declension

First declension of ἡ γωνίᾱ; τῆς γωνίᾱς (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ γωνίᾱ
hē gōníā 		τὼ γωνίᾱ
tṑ gōníā 		αἱ γωνίαι
hai gōníai
Genitive τῆς γωνίᾱς
tês gōníās 		τοῖν γωνίαιν
toîn gōníain 		τῶν γωνιῶν
tôn gōniôn
Dative τῇ γωνίᾳ
têi gōníāi 		τοῖν γωνίαιν
toîn gōníain 		ταῖς γωνίαις
taîs gōníais
Accusative τὴν γωνίᾱν
tḕn gōníān 		τὼ γωνίᾱ
tṑ gōníā 		τᾱ̀ς γωνίᾱς
tā̀s gōníās
Vocative γωνίᾱ
gōníā 		γωνίᾱ
gōníā 		γωνίαι
gōníai
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Descendants

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “γωνία”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 294

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γωνία (gōnía).

Noun

γωνία • (gonía) f (plural γωνίες)

  1. (geometry) angle
  2. corner
  3. viewpoint

Declension

Declension of γωνία
singular plural
nominative γωνία • γωνίες •
genitive γωνίας • γωνιών •
accusative γωνία • γωνίες •
vocative γωνία • γωνίες •

Coordinate terms

Angle descriptors

Descendants

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