γωγώνη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡɔː.ɡɔ̌ː.nɛː/ → /ɣoˈɣo.ni/ → /ɣoˈɣo.ni/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡɔː.ɡɔ̌ː.nɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɡoˈɡo.ne̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɣoˈɣo.ni/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ɣoˈɣo.ni/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ɣoˈɣo.ni/

Noun

γωγώνη • (gōgṓnē)

1. Hesychius' gives the definition as: φάρυγξ (phárunx, “windpipe, throat”).

Further reading

• “γωγώνη”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• γωγώνη in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• Hesychius' Lexicon: γ