ἀμνός

See also: αμνός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷnós. Cognates include Latin agnus, Old Church Slavonic агнѧ (agnę), and Old English ēanian (English yean).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἀμνός (amnós) m (genitive ἀμνοῦ); second declension

  1. lamb

Inflection

When used as inflected forms, the usual forms are often from ἀρήν (arḗn).

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • ἀμνίον (amníon) (diminutive)
  • ἀμνή (amnḗ)

Descendants

Further reading

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