Γεννήτωρ

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

γεννήτωρ (gennḗtōr)

Etymology

From γεννᾰ́ω (gennáō, “to beget, give birth to; produce, generate”) +‎ -τωρ (-tōr, masculine agent noun suffix) from γέννα (génna) +‎ -ᾰ́ω (-áō), poetic form of γένος (génos, “offspring”). Doublet of γενέτωρ (genétōr).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡen.nɛ̌ː.tɔːr/ → /ʝenˈni.tor/ → /ʝeˈni.tor/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡen.nɛ̌ː.tɔːr/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɡenˈne̝.tor/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ʝenˈni.tor/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ʝenˈni.tor/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ʝeˈni.tor/

Proper noun

Γεννήτωρ • (Gennḗtōr) m (genitive Γεννήτορος); third declension

1. (Christianity) The Creator, God, The Father

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Γεννήτωρ; τοῦ Γεννήτορος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ Γεννήτωρ ho Gennḗtōr	τὼ Γεννήτορε tṑ Gennḗtore	οἱ Γεννήτορες hoi Gennḗtores
Genitive	τοῦ Γεννήτορος toû Gennḗtoros	τοῖν Γεννητόροιν toîn Gennētóroin	τῶν Γεννητόρων tôn Gennētórōn
Dative	τῷ Γεννήτορῐ tôi Gennḗtori	τοῖν Γεννητόροιν toîn Gennētóroin	τοῖς Γεννήτορσῐ / Γεννήτορσῐν toîs Gennḗtorsi(n)
Accusative	τὸν Γεννήτορᾰ tòn Gennḗtora	τὼ Γεννήτορε tṑ Gennḗtore	τοὺς Γεννήτορᾰς toùs Gennḗtoras
Vocative	Γεννῆτορ Gennêtor	Γεννήτορε Gennḗtore	Γεννήτορες Gennḗtores
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.