Γῆ

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

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡɛ̂ː/ → /ʝi/ → /ʝi/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡɛ̂ː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɡe̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ʝi/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ʝi/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ʝi/

Proper noun

Γῆ • (Gê) f (genitive Γῆς); first declension

1. the Earth, personified as a goddess

Declension

First declension of ἡ Γῆ; τῆς Γῆς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Γῆ hē Gê
Genitive	τῆς Γῆς tês Gês
Dative	τῇ Γῇ têi Gêi
Accusative	τὴν Γῆν tḕn Gên
Vocative	Γῆ Gê
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• Γαῖα (Gaîa)
• Γηγενής (Gēgenḗs)

Descendants

• Greek: Γη (Gi)

Further reading

• Γῆ in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• Γῆ 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.
  • gaea (earth regarded as a goddess) idem, page 351.