γένυς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *génus, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénu-, *ǵénus (“chin, jaw”).

Cognates include Sanskrit हनु (hánu), Latin gena, Old Armenian ծնաւտ (cnawt, “jaw”), Persian چانه (čâne), Tocharian A śanwem, Lithuanian žandas, Welsh gên, and English chin.

Pronunciation
 
  • IPA(key): /ɡé.nys/ (variant in post-Homeric poetry)

Noun

γένῡς, γένῠς • (génūs, génus) f (genitive γένῠος); third declension

  1. jaw
  2. mouth
  3. edge of an axe

Inflection
Third declension of ἡ γένῠς; τῆς γένῠος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ γένῠς
hē génus		 τὼ γένῠε
tṑ génue		 αἱ γένῠες
hai génues
Genitive τῆς γένῠος
tês génuos		 τοῖν γενῠ́οιν
toîn genúoin		 τῶν γενῠ́ων
tôn genúōn
Dative τῇ γένῠῐ̈ / γένυι
têi génuï / génui		 τοῖν γενῠ́οιν
toîn genúoin		 ταῖς γένῠσῐ / γένῠσῐν
taîs génusi(n)
Accusative τὴν γένῠν
tḕn génun		 τὼ γένῠε
tṑ génue		 τᾱ̀ς γένῡς / γένῠᾰς
tā̀s génūs / génuas
Vocative γένῠ
génu		 γένῠε
génue		 γένῠες
génues
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
Third declension of γένῡς; γένῠος (Epic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative γένῡς
génūs		 γένῠε
génue		 γένῠες
génues
Genitive γένῠος
génuos		 γενῠ́οιῐν
genúoiin		 γενῠ́ων
genúōn
Dative γένῠῐ̈ / γένυι
génuï / génui		 γενῠ́οιῐν
genúoiin		 γενῠ́εσσῐ / γενῠ́εσσῐν / γένῡσῐ / γένῡσῐν / γένῡσσῐ / γένῡσσῐν
genúessi(n) / génūsi(n) / génūssi(n)
Accusative γένῡν
génūn		 γένῠε
génue		 γένῡς / γένῠᾰς
génūs / génuas
Vocative γένῡ
génū		 γένῠε
génue		 γένῠες
génues
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

References
  • “γένυς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “γένυς”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • “γένυς”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • γένυς in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
  • γένυς in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • γένυς in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
  • “γένυς”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
    • axe idem, page 57.
    • cheek idem, page 128.
    • chin idem, page 130.
    • edge idem, page 261.
    • jaw idem, page 462.
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