πώγωνας

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /pɔ̌ː.ɡɔː.nas/ → /ˈpo.ɣo.nas/ → /ˈpo.ɣo.nas/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pɔ̌ː.ɡɔː.nas/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈpo.ɡo.nas/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈpo.ɣo.nas/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈpo.ɣo.nas/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈpo.ɣo.nas/

Noun

πώγωνᾰς • (pṓgōnăs) m

1. accusative plural of πώγων (pṓgōn)

Greek

Etymology

Learnedly, from Ancient Greek πώγων (pṓgōn). Also see πιγούνι (pigoúni), inherited from a diminutive derivative.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpo.ɣo.nas/
• Hyphenation: πώ‧γω‧νας

Noun

πώγωνας • (pógonas) m (plural πώγωνες)

1. (formal) beard

   Synonyms: γένι (géni), γενειάδα (geneiáda)

2. (formal, by extension) chin

   Synonym: πιγούνι (pigoúni)

Declension

Declension of πώγωνας

	singular	plural
nominative	πώγωνας (pógonas)	πώγωνες (pógones)
genitive	πώγωνα (pógona)	πωγώνών (pogónón)
accusative	πώγωνα (pógona)	πώγωνες (pógones)
vocative	πώγωνα (pógona)	πώγωνες (pógones)

Related terms

• πωγωνοφόρος (pogonofóros)

References

• πώγωνας, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language