γεννήτορας

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡen.nɛ̌ː.to.ras/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɡenˈne̝.to.ras/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ʝenˈni.to.ras/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ʝenˈni.to.ras/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ʝeˈni.to.ras/

Noun

γεννήτορᾰς • (gennḗtoras) m

accusative plural of γεννήτωρ (gennḗtōr)

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γεννήτωρ (gennḗtōr, “begetter”), from γεννᾰ́ω (gennáō, “to beget, give birth to; produce, generate”) +‎ -τωρ (-tōr, masculine agent noun suffix), equivalent to Proto-Hellenic *génetōr from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁tōr, from *ǵenh₁- (“to produce, to beget”) +‎ *-tōr (agent noun). Compare Latin genitor.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʝeˈni.to.ras/
Hyphenation: γεν‧νή‧το‧ρας

Noun

γεννήτορας • (gennítoras) m (plural γεννήτορες)

genitor, parent, procreator, progenitor
(algebra) generator

Declension

declension of γεννήτορας

case \ number	singular	plural
nominative	γεννήτορας •	γεννήτορες •
genitive	γεννήτορα •	γεννητόρων •
accusative	γεννήτορα •	γεννήτορες •
vocative	γεννήτορα •	γεννήτορες •

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