ἔθνη

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /é.tʰnɛː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈe.tʰne̝/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈe.θni/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈe.θni/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈe.θni/

Noun

ἔθνη • (éthnē)

nominative/accusative/vocative plural of ἔθνος (éthnos)
(later usage) The plural ἔθνη is often used as an idiomatic collective term with a conventionalized meaning not fully predictable from the singular; see ἔθνος (éthnos).