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Greek
Etymology
Back-formation from the plural γόνατα (gónata), from Ancient Greek γόνυ (gónu) (genitive γόνατος (gónatos)), from Proto-Hellenic *gónu, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: γό‧να‧το
Noun
γόνατο • (gónato) n (plural γόνατα)
- (anatomy) knee
Declension
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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γόνατο (gónato)
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γόνατα (gónata)
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| genitive
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γονάτου (gonátou)
γόνατου (gónatou)
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γονάτων (gonáton)
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| accusative
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γόνατο (gónato)
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γόνατα (gónata)
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| vocative
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γόνατο (gónato)
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γόνατα (gónata)
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