φόνος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From the o-grade of Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen-. Related to θείνω (theínō, to strike) and ἔπεφνον (épephnon, slew).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

φόνος (phónos) m (genitive φόνου); second declension

  1. murder, slaughter
  2. (law) murder, homicide

Declension

Derived terms

  • Τισιφόνη (Tisiphónē, Tisiphone)

Further reading


Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φόνος (phónos), which is cognate to Ancient Greek θείνω (theínō). See there for further cognates.

Noun

φόνος (fónos) m (plural φόνοι)

  1. murder

Declension

Synonyms

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