αυγή

See also: αὐγή and Αὔγη

Greek

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek αὐγή (augḗ, “sunlight, dawn”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewg- (“to increase, to enlarge”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aˈvʝi/
Hyphenation: αυ‧γή

Noun

αυγή • (avgí) f (plural αυγές)

dawn
sunrise, daybreak
(figuratively) beginning, start

Declension

declension of αυγή

case \ number	singular	plural
nominative	αυγή •	αυγές •
genitive	αυγής •	αυγών •
accusative	αυγή •	αυγές •
vocative	αυγή •	αυγές •

Synonyms

ανατολή f (anatolí, “sunrise”)
ξημέρωμα n (ximéroma, “sunrise, beginning”)
χάραμα n (chárama, “dawn”)
χαραυγή f (charavgí, “dawn, sunrise”)

Coordinate terms

δειλινό n (deilinó, “dusk”)
μισοσκόταδο n (misoskótado, “half-light”)
ξημέρωμα n (ximéroma, “sunrise, beginning”)
σούρουπο n (soúroupo, “dusk”)

Further reading

αυγή on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el

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