φανή

Ancient Greek

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

φᾱνή • (phānḗ)

  1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of φᾱνός (phānós)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to shine”). By surface analysis, φᾱνός (phānós) +‎ -ή (-ḗ), with irregular shortening from *φᾱνή (*phānḗ) likely by analogy with φᾰνερός (phănerós).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

φᾰνή • (phănḗ) f (genitive φᾰνῆς); first declension

  1. torch, firebrand
    Synonyms: γράβιον (grábion), γρυνός (grunós), δαΐς (daḯs), δᾰ́ος (dắos), ἑλένη (helénē), λαμπάς (lampás), λοφνίς (lophnís), πανός (panós), πυρσός (pursós), φρῠκτός (phrŭktós)
  2. (chiefly in the plural) torch procession
Declension
First declension of ἡ φᾰνή; τῆς φᾰνῆς (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ φᾰνή
hē phănḗ 		τὼ φᾰνᾱ́
tṑ phănā́ 		αἱ φᾰναί
hai phănaí
Genitive τῆς φᾰνῆς
tês phănês 		τοῖν φᾰναῖν
toîn phănaîn 		τῶν φᾰνῶν
tôn phănôn
Dative τῇ φᾰνῇ
tēî phănēî 		τοῖν φᾰναῖν
toîn phănaîn 		ταῖς φᾰναῖς
taîs phănaîs
Accusative τὴν φᾰνήν
tḕn phănḗn 		τὼ φᾰνᾱ́
tṑ phănā́ 		τᾱ̀ς φᾰνᾱ́ς
tā̀s phănā́s
Vocative φᾰνή
phănḗ 		φᾰνᾱ́
phănā́ 		φᾰναί
phănaí
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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