γῆ

See also: Γῆ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Of uncertain origin; perhaps Pre-Greek/Pre-Indo-European.

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /ɡɛ́͜ɛ/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /ɣeː/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /ɣi/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /ʝi/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /ʝi/

Noun

γῆ • (gē) (genitive γῆς) f, first declension

1. land, earth
2. country
3. soil

Inflection

    Inflection

Case / #	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ἡ γῆ	αἱ γαῖ
Genitive	τῆς γῆς	τῶν γεῶν
Dative	τῇ γῇ	ταῖς γεαῖς
Accusative	τὴν γῆν	τὰς γέας
Vocative	γῆ	γαῖ

Derived terms

• geography
• geology
• geometry

Descendants

• Greek: γη (gi)

References

• LSJ
• Bauer lexicon
• Strong’s concordance number: G1093