ἀμνός

See also: αμνός

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *abnós, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷnós. Cognates include Latin agnus, Old Church Slavonic агнѧ (agnę), Old English ēanian (English yean), and Albanian enjë.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ᾰ̓μνός • (ămnós) m or f (genitive ᾰ̓ρνός or ᾰ̓μνοῦ, feminine ᾰ̓μνή or ᾰ̓μνῐ́ς); second declension

  1. a lamb
  2. a sheep, whether ram or ewe

Declension

  • The oblique forms usually take the suppletive stem ᾰ̓ρν- (ărn-).
Irregular declension of ὁ / ἡ ᾰ̓μνός; τοῦ / τῆς ᾰ̓ρνός / ᾰ̓μνοῦ (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ / ἡ ᾰ̓μνός
ho / hē ămnós 		τὼ ᾰ̓́ρνε / ᾰ̓μνώ
tṑ ắrne / ămnṓ 		οἱ / αἱ ᾰ̓́ρνες / ᾰ̓μνοί
hoi / hai ắrnes / ămnoí
Genitive τοῦ / τῆς ᾰ̓ρνός / ᾰ̓μνοῦ
toû / tês ărnós / ămnoû 		τοῖν ᾰ̓ρνοῖν / ᾰ̓μνοῖν
toîn ărnoîn / ămnoîn 		τῶν ᾰ̓ρνῶν / ᾰ̓μνῶν
tôn ărnôn / ămnôn
Dative τῷ / τῇ ᾰ̓ρνῐ́ / ᾰ̓μνῷ
tōî / tēî ărnĭ́ / ămnōî 		τοῖν ᾰ̓ρνοῖν / ᾰ̓μνοῖν
toîn ărnoîn / ămnoîn 		τοῖς / ταῖς ᾰ̓ρνᾰ́σῐ / ᾰ̓ρνᾰ́σῐν / ᾰ̓μνοῖς
toîs / taîs ărnắsĭ(n) / ămnoîs
Accusative τὸν / τὴν ᾰ̓́ρνᾰ / ᾰ̓μνόν
tòn / tḕn ắrnă / ămnón 		τὼ ᾰ̓́ρνε / ᾰ̓μνώ
tṑ ắrne / ămnṓ 		τοὺς / τᾱ̀ς ᾰ̓́ρνᾰς / ᾰ̓μνούς
toùs / tā̀s ắrnăs / ămnoús
Vocative ᾰ̓μνέ
ămné 		ᾰ̓́ρνε / ᾰ̓μνώ
ắrne / ămnṓ 		ᾰ̓́ρνες / ᾰ̓μνοί
ắrnes / ămnoí
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
Irregular declension of ᾰ̓μνός; ᾰ̓ρνός / ᾰ̓μνοῖο / ᾰ̓μνόο / ᾰ̓μνοῦ (Epic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ᾰ̓μνός
ămnós 		ᾰ̓́ρνε / ᾰ̓μνώ
ắrne / ămnṓ 		ᾰ̓́ρνες / ᾰ̓μνοί
ắrnes / ămnoí
Genitive ᾰ̓ρνός / ᾰ̓μνοῖο / ᾰ̓μνόο / ᾰ̓μνοῦ
ărnós / ămnoîo / ămnóo / ămnoû 		ᾰ̓ρνοῖῐ̈ν / ᾰ̓μνοῖῐ̈ν
ărnoîĭ̈n / ămnoîĭ̈n 		ᾰ̓ρνῶν / ᾰ̓μνῶν
ărnôn / ămnôn
Dative ᾰ̓ρνῐ́ / ᾰ̓μνῷ
ărnĭ́ / ămnōî 		ᾰ̓ρνοῖῐ̈ν / ᾰ̓μνοῖῐ̈ν
ărnoîĭ̈n / ămnoîĭ̈n 		ᾰ̓ρνᾰ́σῐ / ᾰ̓ρνᾰ́σῐν / ᾰ̓́ρνεσῐ / ᾰ̓́ρνεσῐν / ᾰ̓́ρνεσσῐ / ᾰ̓́ρνεσσῐν / ᾰ̓μνοῖσῐ / ᾰ̓μνοῖσῐν / ᾰ̓μνοῖς
ărnắsĭ(n) / ắrnesĭ(n) / ắrnessĭ(n) / ămnoîsĭ(n) / ămnoîs
Accusative ᾰ̓́ρνᾰ / ᾰ̓μνόν
ắrnă / ămnón 		ᾰ̓́ρνε / ᾰ̓μνώ
ắrne / ămnṓ 		ᾰ̓́ρνᾰς / ᾰ̓μνούς
ắrnăs / ămnoús
Vocative ᾰ̓μνέ
ămné 		ᾰ̓́ρνε / ᾰ̓μνώ
ắrne / ămnṓ 		ᾰ̓́ρνες / ᾰ̓μνοί
ắrnes / ămnoí
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

  • ᾰ̓μνή (ămnḗ)

Descendants

  • Greek: αμνός (amnós)
  • Tsakonian: βάννε (vánne)

Further reading

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