γη
Greek edit
Alternative forms edit
- Γη (Gi)
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek γῆ (gê) / γαῖα (gaîa), other details uncertain.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
γη • (gi) f (uncountable)
- world, earth (planet)
- world, earth (its people)
- earth, land, soil (in which plants grow)
- land (as sighted by sailors)
- land, country
- η Γη της Επαγγελίας ― i Gi tis Epangelías ― the Promised Land
Declension edit
γη
case \ number | singular |
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nominative | γη • |
genitive | γης • |
accusative | γη • |
vocative | γη • |
Derived terms edit
- Γη του Πυρός f (Gi tou Pyrós, “Tierra del Fuego”)
See also edit
- (planets of the Solar System) Ερμής (Ermís), Αφροδίτη (Afrodíti), Γη (Gi), Άρης (Áris), Δίας (Días), Κρόνος (Krónos), Ουρανός (Ouranós), Ποσειδώνας (Poseidónas)
Further reading edit
- γη on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el