φερνή

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From φέρω (phérō, “bring”) +‎ -νή (-nḗ, “a suffix added to verbal stems or adjectives to form feminine nouns.”)

Pronunciation
 

Noun

φερνή • (phernḗ) f (genitive φερνῆς); first declension

  1. that which is brought by the wife, a dowry

Declension
First declension of ἡ φερνή; τῆς φερνῆς (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ φερνή
hē phernḗ		 τὼ φερνᾱ́
tṑ phernā́		 αἱ φερναί
hai phernaí
Genitive τῆς φερνῆς
tês phernês		 τοῖν φερναῖν
toîn phernaîn		 τῶν φερνῶν
tôn phernôn
Dative τῇ φερνῇ
têi phernêi		 τοῖν φερναῖν
toîn phernaîn		 ταῖς φερναῖς
taîs phernaîs
Accusative τὴν φερνήν
tḕn phernḗn		 τὼ φερνᾱ́
tṑ phernā́		 τᾱ̀ς φερνᾱ́ς
tā̀s phernā́s
Vocative φερνή
phernḗ		 φερνᾱ́
phernā́		 φερναί
phernaí
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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