ένας

Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek ἕνας (hénas), from Ancient Greek ἕνα (héna) the accusative of εἷς (heîs), from Proto-Hellenic *hens, *hmia, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗm, *smih₂.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈenas/, [ˈe̞nas]

Article

ένας • (énas) m

  1. (indefinite) a, an

Declension
The indefinite article
gender m f n
nominative ένας μια, μία 1 ένα
genitive ενός μιας, μίας 1 ενός
accusative ένα(ν) 2 μια, μία 1 ένα
1. These emphatic forms stress singularity.
2. The final "ν" is preserved solely before vowels, and the plosive/affricate consonants:   κ, π, τ, ξ, ψ, μπ, ντ, γκ, τσ, τζ

Numeral

ένας • (énas) m

  1. one

Declension
The numeral one
gender m f n
nominative ένας μια,   μία1 ένα
genitive ενός μιας,   μίας 1   ενός  
accusative ένα,   έναν2 μια,   μία1,   μιαν2,   μίαν1+2 ένα
1. These are emphatic forms that stress singularity.
2. These forms are optional alternatives used before  
            vowels or the consonants: π, μπ, τ, ντ, κ, γγ, γκ.

See also
  • Appendix:Greek number and measurement
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