ποινή

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *kʷoinā́, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷoynéh₂, from the root *kʷey- (“to pay”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ποινή • (poinḗ) f (genitive ποινῆς); first declension

  1. blood money, wergeld
  2. fine, ransom, penalty, penance, satisfaction
    Synonyms: ζημῐ́ᾱ (zēmíā), θωή (thōḗ)
  3. compensation
  4. redemption, release

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: ποινή (poiní)
  • → Latin: poena (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ποινή (poinḗ).

Noun

ποινή • (poiní) f (plural ποινές)

  1. (law) punishment, sentence, penalty

Declension

  • αξιόποινος (axiópoinos, “punishable, criminal”)
  • ποινικολόγος (poinikológos, “criminal lawyer”)
  • ποινικοποίηση (poinikopoíisi, “penalisation”)
  • ποινικοποιώ (poinikopoió, “to penalise”)
  • ποινικός (poinikós, “criminal, penal”)
  • ποινολόγιο (poinológio, “crime sheet”)
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