gígnomai

agrie.γίγνομαι

gígnomai, 'entstehen, geboren werden, stattfinden'.

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• γίνομαι (gínomai) — Ionic, Koine
• γίνυμαι (gínumai) — Thessalian
• γίνιουμαι (gínioumai) — Boeotian

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *gígnomai, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵíǵnh₁-, the reduplicated present stem of *ǵenh₁-. Cognate with Latin gignō and nāscor.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ɡí.ɡno.mai̯/ → /ˈʝi.ɣno.mɛ/ → /ˈʝi.ɣno.me/

Verb

γίγνομαι • (gígnomai) first-singular present indicative

1. to come into being
   1. (of people) to be born [ quotations ▼]
   2. (of things) to be produced
   3. (of events) to take place
2. (followed by a predicate) to become
3. (aorist participle) having ceased to be: former, ex-

   ὁ γενόμενος στρατηγός

1. ho genómenos stratēgós

   the ex-general

1. (present participle) something that is due (of payments); regular, normal, usual