γνώμων

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō) +‎ -μων (-mōn).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

γνώμων • (gnṓmōn) m (genitive γνώμονος); third declension

  1. interpreter, discerner
  2. carpenter's square
  3. sundial
  4. (geometry) gnomon

Declension
Third declension of ὁ γνώμων; τοῦ γνώμονος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ γνώμων
ho gnṓmōn		 τὼ γνώμονε
tṑ gnṓmone		 οἱ γνώμονες
hoi gnṓmones
Genitive τοῦ γνώμονος
toû gnṓmonos		 τοῖν γνωμόνοιν
toîn gnōmónoin		 τῶν γνωμόνων
tôn gnōmónōn
Dative τῷ γνώμονῐ
tôi gnṓmoni		 τοῖν γνωμόνοιν
toîn gnōmónoin		 τοῖς γνώμοσῐ / γνώμοσῐν
toîs gnṓmosi(n)
Accusative τὸν γνώμονᾰ
tòn gnṓmona		 τὼ γνώμονε
tṑ gnṓmone		 τοὺς γνώμονᾰς
toùs gnṓmonas
Vocative γνῶμον
gnômon		 γνώμονε
gnṓmone		 γνώμονες
gnṓmones
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants
  • → English: gnomon (or via Latin or a descendant thereof)
  • Greek: γνώμονας (gnómonas)
  • → Latin: gnōmōn (see there for further descendants)
  • → Latin: norma (via Etruscan) (see there for further descendants)

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