γόνυ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *gónu, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu. Cognates include Sanskrit जानु (jānu), Latin genu, Old Armenian ծունգք (cungkʿ), Gothic 𐌺𐌽𐌹𐌿 (kniu), and Old English cnēo (English knee).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

γόνῠ (gónu) n (genitive γόνᾰτος); third declension

  1. knee

Inflection

  • Poetic: genitive singular: γουνός (gounós), dative singular: γουνί (gouní), plural (nom, acc, voc): γοῦνα (goûna), genitive plural: γούνων (goúnōn)
  • Aeolic: plural (nom, acc, voc): γόνα (góna), plural genitive: γόνων (gónōn)

Derived terms

  • γονῠαλγής (gonualgḗs, suffering pain in the knee)
  • γονῠκαμψεπίκυρτος (gonukampsepíkurtos, twisting the knee awry)
  • γονῠκαυσαγρύπνα (gonukausagrúpna, keeping awake by inflammation of the knee)
  • γονῠκλινέω (gonuklinéō, bend the knee)
  • γονῠκλινής (gonuklinḗs, on bended knee)
  • γονῠκλιτέω (gonuklitéō)
  • γονύκροτος (gonúkrotos, knocking the knees together)
  • γονῠπετής (gonupetḗs, falling on the knee) (Hellenistic Koine)
    • γονῠπετέω/-ῶ (fall on the knee)
  • γονῠπλήξ (gonuplḗx, ruscus)

Descendants

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Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γόνυ (gónu).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣoni/
  • Hyphenation: γό‧νυ

Noun

γόνυ (góny) n (plural γόνατα)

  1. (archaic, expression) knee. Used in the set phrase (in indication of respect):
    κλίνω το γόνυklíno to gónyI show respect (literally:I bend the knee).

Declension

As in Ancient Greek
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