εγγονή
Greek
editEtymology
editInherited from Byzantine Greek εγγονή (engonḗ), from Koine Greek ἐγγόνη (engónē) with shift of tone from paroxytone to oxytone, synchronically analyzable as the feminine form of εγγονός (engonós, “grandson”).[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editεγγονή • (engoní) f (plural εγγονές, masculine εγγονός)
Declension
editDeclension of εγγονή
Synonyms
edit- (colloquial): εγγόνα f (engóna)
Coordinate terms
editReferences
edit- ^ εγγονή, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language