γενική

Ancient Greek

Etymology

See γενῐκός (genĭkós).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡe.ni.kɛ̌ː/ → /ʝe.niˈci/ → /ʝe.niˈci/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡe.ni.kɛ̌ː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɡe.niˈke̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ʝe.niˈci/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ʝe.niˈci/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ʝe.niˈci/

Adjective

γενῐκή • (genĭkḗ)

1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of γενῐκός (genĭkós)

Noun

γενῐκή • (genĭkḗ) f (genitive γενῐκῆς); first declension (Koine)

1. (grammar) the genitive case – ellipsis of the phrase γενῐκὴ πτῶσῐς (ptôsĭs): literally “inflection expressing a kind”
   • Stoicorum Veterum Fragmenta 2.59
   • 170 BCE – 90 BCE, Dionysius Thrax, Art of Grammar 636

Declension

First declension of ἡ γενῐκή; τῆς γενῐκῆς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ γενῐκή hē genĭkḗ	τὼ γενῐκᾱ́ tṑ genĭkā́	αἱ γενῐκαί hai genĭkaí
Genitive	τῆς γενῐκῆς tês genĭkês	τοῖν γενῐκαῖν toîn genĭkaîn	τῶν γενῐκῶν tôn genĭkôn
Dative	τῇ γενῐκῇ têi genĭkêi	τοῖν γενῐκαῖν toîn genĭkaîn	ταῖς γενῐκαῖς taîs genĭkaîs
Accusative	τὴν γενῐκήν tḕn genĭkḗn	τὼ γενῐκᾱ́ tṑ genĭkā́	τᾱ̀ς γενῐκᾱ́ς tā̀s genĭkā́s
Vocative	γενῐκή genĭkḗ	γενῐκᾱ́ genĭkā́	γενῐκαί genĭkaí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: γενική (genikí)
• Latin (by loan translation): genetīvus

References

• “γενικός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Greek

Noun

γενική • (genikí) f (plural γενικές)

1. (grammar) genitive

   γενική πτώση ― genikí ptósi ― genitive case

Declension

Declension of γενική

	singular	plural
nominative	γενική (genikí)	γενικές (genikés)
genitive	γενικής (genikís)	γενικών (genikón)
accusative	γενική (genikí)	γενικές (genikés)
vocative	γενική (genikí)	γενικές (genikés)

See also

• see: πτώση f (ptósi, “case”)

Adjective

γενική • (genikí)

1. nominative/accusative/vocative feminine singular of γενικός (genikós)