Etymology
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From Byzantine Greek ἕνας (hénas), from Ancient Greek ἕνα (héna) the accusative of εἷς (heîs), from Proto-Hellenic *hens, *hmia, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗm, *smih₂.
Pronunciation
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ένας • (énas) m
- (indefinite) a, an
Declension
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The indefinite article
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m
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f
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n
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| nominative
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ένας
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μια, μία 1
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ένα
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| genitive
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ενός
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μιας, μίας 1
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ενός
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| accusative
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ένα(ν) 2
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μια, μία 1
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ένα
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1. These emphatic forms stress singularity.
2. The final "ν" is preserved solely before vowels, and the plosive/affricate consonants: κ, π, τ, ξ, ψ, μπ, ντ, γκ, τσ, τζ
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ένας • (énas) m
- one
Declension
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The numeral one
| gender
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m
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f
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n
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| nominative
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ένας
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μια, μία1
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ένα
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| genitive
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ενός
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μιας, μίας 1
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ενός
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| accusative
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ένα, έναν2
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μια, μία1, μιαν2, μίαν1+2
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ένα
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1. These are emphatic forms that stress singularity.
2. These forms are optional alternatives used before
vowels or the consonants: π, μπ, τ, ντ, κ, γγ, γκ.
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See also
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