γενειάς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From γένειον (géneion, “chin”) +‎ -ᾰ́ς (-ás).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

γενειᾰ́ς • (geneiás) f (genitive γενειᾰ́δος); third declension

  1. beard
    Synonym: πώγων (pṓgōn)
  2. (in the plural) cheeks
  3. (zoology) jaw of a horse
  4. (medicine) bandage for the chin

Declension
Third declension of ἡ γενειᾰ́ς; τῆς γενειᾰ́δος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ γενειᾰ́ς
hē geneiás		 τὼ γενειᾰ́δε
tṑ geneiáde		 αἱ γενειᾰ́δες
hai geneiádes
Genitive τῆς γενειᾰ́δος
tês geneiádos		 τοῖν γενειᾰ́δοιν
toîn geneiádoin		 τῶν γενειᾰ́δων
tôn geneiádōn
Dative τῇ γενειᾰ́δῐ
têi geneiádi		 τοῖν γενειᾰ́δοιν
toîn geneiádoin		 ταῖς γενειᾰ́σῐ / γενειᾰ́σῐν
taîs geneiási(n)
Accusative τὴν γενειᾰ́δᾰ
tḕn geneiáda		 τὼ γενειᾰ́δε
tṑ geneiáde		 τᾱ̀ς γενειᾰ́δᾰς
tā̀s geneiádas
Vocative γενειᾰ́ς
geneiás		 γενειᾰ́δε
geneiáde		 γενειᾰ́δες
geneiádes
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
  • Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-ds.

Descendants
  • Greek: γενειάδα (geneiáda)

Further reading
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