γη

See also: Γη, γῆ, Γῆ, and Appendix:Variations of "ge"

Greek

Alternative forms

• Γη (Gi)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γῆ (gê) / γαῖα (gaîa), other details uncertain.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʝi/

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Noun

γη • (gi) f (uncountable)

1. world, earth (planet)
2. world, earth (its people)
3. earth, land, soil (in which plants grow)
4. land (as sighted by sailors)
5. land, country

   η Γη της Επαγγελίας ― i Gi tis Epangelías ― the Promised Land

Declension

  γη

case     \     number	singular
nominative	γη •
genitive	γης •
accusative	γη •
vocative	γη •

Derived terms

• Γη του Πυρός f (Gi tou Pyrós, “Tierra del Fuego”)

See also

• (planets of the Solar System) Ερμής (Ermís), Αφροδίτη (Afrodíti), Γη (Gi), Άρης (Áris), Δίας (Días), Κρόνος (Krónos), Ουρανός (Ouranós), Ποσειδώνας (Poseidónas)

Further reading

• γη on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el