ἀμνός

See also: αμνός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *abnós, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷnós. Cognates include Latin agnus, Old Church Slavonic агнѧ (agnę), Old English ēanian (English yean), and Albanian enjë.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἀμνός • (amnós) m (genitive ἀμνοῦ); second declension

  1. lamb

Inflection

The inflected forms are usually taken from ἀρήν (arḗn).

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

  • ἀμνή (amnḗ)

Descendants

  • Greek: αμνός (amnós)

Further reading

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