γενεά

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See also: γένεα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Formally it would be from Proto-Hellenic *genehā́, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁eseh₂, feminine derivation from *ǵénh₁os (whence γένος (génos)), from *ǵenh₁-. Compare εἶδος (eîdos) - ἰδέα (idéa).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

γενεᾱ́ • (geneā́) f (genitive γενεᾶς); first declension

  1. birth
  2. race, descent
  3. generation
  4. offspring

Inflection

First declension of ἡ γενεᾱ́; τῆς γενεᾶς (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ γενεᾱ́
hē geneā́ 		τὼ γενεᾱ́
tṑ geneā́ 		αἱ γενεαί
hai geneaí
Genitive τῆς γενεᾶς
tês geneâs 		τοῖν γενεαῖν
toîn geneaîn 		τῶν γενεῶν
tôn geneôn
Dative τῇ γενεᾷ
têi geneâi 		τοῖν γενεαῖν
toîn geneaîn 		ταῖς γενεαῖς
taîs geneaîs
Accusative τὴν γενεᾱ́ν
tḕn geneā́n 		τὼ γενεᾱ́
tṑ geneā́ 		τᾱ̀ς γενεᾱ́ς
tā̀s geneā́s
Vocative γενεᾱ́
geneā́ 		γενεᾱ́
geneā́ 		γενεαί
geneaí
Notes:

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: γενιά (geniá), γενεά (geneá)
  • → Latin: genea

Further reading

Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learnedly from Ancient Greek γενεά (geneá).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʝeneˈa/
  • Hyphenation: γε‧νε‧ά

Noun

γενεά • (geneá) f (plural γενεές)

  1. (formal) Alternative form of γενιά (geniá)

Usage notes

Used only with γενεά (geneá) (but not with γενιά (geniá)) are:

  • Expressions
    χάσμα γενεών ― chásma geneón ― generation gap
    σύγκρουση γενεών ― sýgkrousi geneón ― generation clash
  • Idiomatic set phrases:
    περνάω γενεές δεκατέσσερις ― pernáo geneés dekatésseris ― rake over the coals, reprimand, give a bollocking to
    τον πέρασε γενεές δεκατέσσεις
    ton pérase geneés dekatésseis
    He/she gave him/her a bollocking.
    (literally, “He/she passed him/her through 14 generations”)

Declension

singular plural
nominative γενεά (geneá) γενεές (geneés)
genitive γενεάς (geneás) γενεών (geneón)
accusative γενεά (geneá) γενεές (geneés)
vocative γενεά (geneá) γενεές (geneés)
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