ἀμνός

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *abnós, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷnós. Cognates include Latin agnus, Old Church Slavonic агнѧ, Old English ēanian (English yean), and Albanian enjë.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἀμνός (amnósm (genitive ἀμνοῦ); second declension

  1. lamb

Inflection

The inflected forms are usually taken from ἀρήν (arḗn).

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Descendants

  • Greek: αμνός (amnós)

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