φόνος
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From the o-grade of Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen-. Related to θείνω (theínō, “to strike”) and ἔπεφνον (épephnon, “slew”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /pʰó.nos/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈpʰo.nos/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈɸo.nos/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈfo.nos/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈfo.nos/
Noun
φόνος • (phónos) m (genitive φόνου); second declension
Declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ὁ φόνος ho phónos |
τὼ φόνω tṑ phónō |
οἱ φόνοι hoi phónoi | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ φόνου toû phónou |
τοῖν φόνοιν toîn phónoin |
τῶν φόνων tôn phónōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ φόνῳ tôi phónōi |
τοῖν φόνοιν toîn phónoin |
τοῖς φόνοις toîs phónois | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν φόνον tòn phónon |
τὼ φόνω tṑ phónō |
τοὺς φόνους toùs phónous | ||||||||||
| Vocative | φόνε phóne |
φόνω phónō |
φόνοι phónoi | ||||||||||
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Derived terms
- Τισιφόνη (Tisiphónē, “Tisiphone”)
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek φόνος (phónos), which is cognate to Ancient Greek θείνω (theínō). See there for further cognates.
Declension
declension of φόνος
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | φόνος • | φόνοι • |
| genitive | φόνου • | φόνων • |
| accusative | φόνο • | φόνους • |
| vocative | φόνε • | φόνοι • |
Synonyms
- δολοφονία f (dolofonía)
- ανθρωποκτονία f (anthropoktonía, “homicide”) (legal term)
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