πάγκρεας

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From παν- (pan-, all) +‎ κρέας (kréas, “meat”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πᾰ́γκρεᾰς • (pắnkreăs) n (genitive πᾰγκρέᾰτος); third declension

  1. (anatomy) pancreas, sweetbread

Inflection

Third declension of τὸ πᾰ́γκρεᾰς; τοῦ πᾰγκρέᾰτος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ πᾰ́γκρεᾰς
tò pắnkreăs 		τὼ πᾰγκρέᾰτε
tṑ pănkréăte 		τᾰ̀ πᾰγκρέᾰτᾰ
tằ pănkréătă
Genitive τοῦ πᾰγκρέᾰτος
toû pănkréătos 		τοῖν πᾰγκρεᾰ́τοιν
toîn pănkreắtoin 		τῶν πᾰγκρεᾰ́των
tôn pănkreắtōn
Dative τῷ πᾰγκρέᾰτῐ
tôi pănkréătĭ 		τοῖν πᾰγκρεᾰ́τοιν
toîn pănkreắtoin 		τοῖς πᾰγκρέᾰσῐ / πᾰγκρέᾰσῐν
toîs pănkréăsĭ(n)
Accusative τὸ πᾰ́γκρεᾰς
tò pắnkreăs 		τὼ πᾰγκρέᾰτε
tṑ pănkréăte 		τᾰ̀ πᾰγκρέᾰτᾰ
tằ pănkréătă
Vocative πᾰ́γκρεᾰς
pắnkreăs 		πᾰγκρέᾰτε
pănkréăte 		πᾰγκρέᾰτᾰ
pănkréătă
Notes:

Descendants

  • Greek: πάγκρεας (págkreas)
  • → Latin: pancreas

References

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παγ- (pag-) +‎ κρέας (kréas, “meat, body”); (παγ- (pag-) from παν- (pan-)).

Pronunciation

Noun

πάγκρεας • (págkreas) n (uncountable)

  1. (anatomy) pancreas

Declension

Declension of πάγκρεας
singular
nominative πάγκρεας (págkreas)
genitive παγκρέατος (pagkréatos)
accusative πάγκρεας (págkreas)
vocative πάγκρεας (págkreas)

Further reading

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