γυναίκα

Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek γυναίκα (gunaíka), from Ancient Greek γυνή, γυναῖκα (gunḗ, gunaîka), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn (“woman”). Cognate with Tsakonian γουναίκα (gounaíka) and Cappadocian Greek ναίκα (naíka).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʝiˈne.ka/
Hyphenation: γυ‧ναί‧κα

Noun

γυναίκα • (gynaíka) f (plural γυναίκες)

woman
Η γυναίκα έχει το παλτό μου.
I gynaíka échei to paltó mou.
The woman has my coat.
wife

Declension

declension of γυναίκα

case \ number	singular	plural
nominative	γυναίκα •	γυναίκες •
genitive	γυναίκας •	γυναικών •
accusative	γυναίκα •	γυναίκες •
vocative	γυναίκα •	γυναίκες •

Synonyms

(woman): κυρία f (kyría)
(wife): παντρεμένη f (pantreméni)
(wife, spouse): σύζυγος m or f (sýzygos)

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “wife, woman”): άνδρας m (ándras, “man, husband”)
(antonym(s) of “wife”): παντρεμένος m (pantreménos, “husband”)

Coordinate terms

see: Appendix:Greek vocabulary/Family

Further reading

γυναίκα on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el

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