γόνατο

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Greek

Alternative forms

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)

  1. (anatomy) knee

Declension

Declension of γόνατο
singular plural
nominative γόνατο • γόνατα •
genitive γονάτου •,  γόνατου • γονάτων •
accusative γόνατο • γόνατα •
vocative γόνατο • γόνατα •

See also

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