ἕνος

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See also: ἑνός and ενός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

PIE word
*sénos

From Proto-Hellenic *hénos, from Proto-Indo-European *sénos (old). Cognates include Latin senex, Sanskrit सन (sana), Old Armenian հին (hin) and Gothic 𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌲𐍃 (sineigs).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

ἕνος (hénosm (feminine ἕνη, neuter ἕνον); first/second declension

  1. belonging to the former of two periods, last year's

Declension

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