παλαιγενής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πάλαι (pálai, “long ago”) +‎ -γενής (-genḗs).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pa.lai̯.ɡe.nɛ̌ːs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /pa.lɛ.ɡeˈne̝s/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /pa.lɛ.ʝeˈnis/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /pa.le.ʝeˈnis/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /pa.le.ʝeˈnis/

Adjective

πᾰλαιγενής • (palaigenḗs) m or f (neuter πᾰλαιγενές); third declension

born long ago, full of years

Inflection

Third declension of πᾰλαιγενής; πᾰλαιγενές (contracted, Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	πᾰλαιγενής palaigenḗs	πᾰλαιγενές palaigenés	πᾰλαιγενεῖ palaigeneî	πᾰλαιγενεῖ palaigeneî	πᾰλαιγενεῖς palaigeneîs	πᾰλαιγενῆ palaigenê
Genitive	πᾰλαιγενοῦς palaigenoûs	πᾰλαιγενοῦς palaigenoûs	πᾰλαιγενοῖν palaigenoîn	πᾰλαιγενοῖν palaigenoîn	πᾰλαιγενῶν palaigenôn	πᾰλαιγενῶν palaigenôn
Dative	πᾰλαιγενεῖ palaigeneî	πᾰλαιγενεῖ palaigeneî	πᾰλαιγενοῖν palaigenoîn	πᾰλαιγενοῖν palaigenoîn	πᾰλαιγενέσῐ / πᾰλαιγενέσῐν palaigenési(n)	πᾰλαιγενέσῐ / πᾰλαιγενέσῐν palaigenési(n)
Accusative	πᾰλαιγενῆ palaigenê	πᾰλαιγενές palaigenés	πᾰλαιγενεῖ palaigeneî	πᾰλαιγενεῖ palaigeneî	πᾰλαιγενεῖς palaigeneîs	πᾰλαιγενῆ palaigenê
Vocative	πᾰλαιγενές palaigenés	πᾰλαιγενές palaigenés	πᾰλαιγενεῖ palaigeneî	πᾰλαιγενεῖ palaigeneî	πᾰλαιγενεῖς palaigeneîs	πᾰλαιγενῆ palaigenê
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	πᾰλαιγενῶς palaigenôs		πᾰλαιγενέστερος palaigenésteros		πᾰλαιγενέστᾰτος palaigenéstatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

παλαιγενής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Inflection

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