φωνήεν
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See also: φωνῆεν
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek φωνῆεν (phōnêen) the noun formed from φωνήεις (phōnḗeis, “gifted with speech”), from φωνή (phōnḗ, “voice”) + suffix -ήεις (-ḗeis).[1]
Noun
φωνήεν • (foníen) n (plural φωνήεντα)
- (linguistics) vowel
- (typography) letter representing a vowel
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | φωνήεν (foníen) | φωνήεντα (foníenta) |
| genitive | φωνήεντος (foníentos) | φωνηέντων (foniénton) |
| accusative | φωνήεν (foníen) | φωνήεντα (foníenta) |
| vocative | φωνήεν (foníen) | φωνήεντα (foníenta) |
Related terms
- see: φωνή n (foní, “sound, voice”)
References
- ^ φωνήεν - Babiniotis, Georgios (2008) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 3rd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias , 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.
- φωνήεν, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
Further reading
φωνήεν on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
