Γονατᾶς
Ancient Greek edit
Etymology edit
Uncertain. Either from Γόννοι (Gónnoi, “Gonnoi, a town in Thessaly”) or from γόνυ (gónu, “knee”), in reference to armour worn over the knee.
Pronunciation edit
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ɡo.na.tâːs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ɡo.naˈtas/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ɣo.naˈtas/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ɣo.naˈtas/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ɣo.naˈtas/
Proper noun edit
Γονατᾶς • (Gonatâs) m (genitive Γονατᾶ); first declension
Inflection edit
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- Γονατᾶς in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,011