ένας

Greek

Etymology

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

IPA^(key): [ˈe̞nas]

Article

ένας • (énas) m

1. (indefinite) a, an

Declension

The indefinite article

gender	m	f	n
nominative	ένας	μια, μία 1	ένα
genitive	ενός	μιας, μίας 1	ενός
accusative	ένα(ν) 2	μια, μία 1	ένα
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

Numeral

ένας • (énas) m

1. one

Declension

The numeral one

gender	m	f	n
nominative	ένας	μια,   μία1	ένα
genitive	ενός	μιας,   μίας 1	ενός
accusative	ένα,   έναν2	μια,   μία1,   μιαν2,   μίαν1+2	ένα
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.

See also

• Appendix:Greek number and measurement