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γνάθος

Second declension Noun; Feminine 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: γνάθος γνάθου

Structure: γναθ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: akin to ge/nus

Sense

  1. jaw, narrow strait

Declension

Second declension

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

  • "ὦ ἄνδρεσ δικασταί, οὑτοσὶ ὁ τὰσ γνάθουσ λεῖοσ καὶ τὸ φώνημα γυναικεῖοσ καὶ τὰ ἄλλα εὐνούχῳ ἐοικὼσ εἰ ἀποδύσαιτο, πάνυ ἀνδρεῖοσ ὑμῖν φανεῖται· (Lucian, Eunuchus, (no name) 10:1)
  • παῖδα γάρ σ’ εἰκὸσ καλεῖν, ἑώσ ἂν οὕτωσ τὰσ γνάθουσ ψιλὰσ ἔχῃσ. (Aristophanes, Thesmophoriazusae, Episode6)
  • αἰσχύνομαί σε τὰσ γνάθουσ ὑβρισμένη. (Aristophanes, Thesmophoriazusae, Episode 1:3)
  • ἀλλὰ τὰσ γνάθουσ διοίγνυτε. (Aristophanes, Ecclesiazusae, Episode 4:7)
  • ἢν δέ ποτε καὶ ἀπέλθῃ ἐπὶ δεῖπνον λαβοῦσα μίσθωμα, οὔτε μεθύσκεται, ‐ καταγέλαστον γὰρ καὶ μισοῦσιν οἱ ἄνδρεσ τὰσ τοιαύτασ ‐ οὔτε ὑπερεμφορεῖται τοῦ ὄψου ἀπειροκάλωσ, ἀλλὰ προσάπτεται μὲν ἄκροισ τοῖσ δακτύλοισ, σιωπῇ δὲ τὰσ ἐνθέσεισ οὐκ ἐπ̓ ἀμφοτέρασ παραβύεται τὰσ γνάθουσ, πίνει δὲ ἠρέμα, οὐ χανδόν, ἀλλ̓ ἀναπαυομένη. (Lucian, Dialogi meretricii, 3:3)

Synonyms

  1. jaw

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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