γονής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

According to Furnée, from the same Pre-Greek root of κονίλη (konílē, “marjoram”) and γωνώνη (gōnṓnē, “oregano”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡo.nɛ̌ːs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɡoˈne̝s/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɣoˈnis/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ɣoˈnis/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ɣoˈnis/

Noun

γονής • (gonḗs)

Hesychius' gives the definition as: νάρκισσος (nárkissos, “narcissus”).

Further reading

“γονής”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
γονής in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “κονίλη”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 746
Hesychius' Lexicon: γ

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