φωνῆεν

See also: φωνήεν

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From φωνήεις (phōnḗeis, adjective): as a noun, a substantivisation of its neuter forms, in elliptical use for φωνῆεν [γρᾰ́μμᾰ] (phōnêen [grámma], “vocal [letter]”); as an adjective, regularly declined forms.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /pʰɔː.nɛ̂ː.en/ → /ɸoˈni.en/ → /foˈni.en/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pʰɔː.nɛ̂ː.en/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /pʰoˈne̝.en/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɸoˈni.en/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /foˈni.en/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /foˈni.en/

Noun

φωνῆεν • (phōnêen) n (genitive φωνήεντος); third declension (Koine)

1. (grammar, usually in the plural) a vowel (α, ε, η, ι, ο, υ or ω)

Declension

Third declension of τὸ φωνῆεν; τοῦ φωνήεντος (Koine)

Case / #	Singular	Plural
Nominative	τὸ φωνῆεν tò phōnêen	τᾰ̀ φωνήεντᾰ tà phōnḗenta
Genitive	τοῦ φωνήεντος toû phōnḗentos	τῶν φωνηέντων tôn phōnēéntōn
Dative	τῷ φωνήεντῐ tôi phōnḗenti	τοῖς φωνήεισῐ / φωνήεισῐν toîs phōnḗeisi(n)
Accusative	τὸ φωνῆεν tò phōnêen	τᾰ̀ φωνήεντᾰ tà phōnḗenta
Vocative	φωνῆεν phōnêen	φωνήεντᾰ phōnḗenta

Coordinate terms

• σύμφωνον (súmphōnon, “consonant”)

Descendants

• Greek: φωνήεν (foníen)
• Latin: vōcālis (calque)
  • Dutch: klinker (calque)
  • Russian: гласный (glasnyj) (calque)

Adjective

φωνῆεν • (phōnêen)

1. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular of φωνήεις (phōnḗeis)