φόνος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From the o-grade of Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen-. Related to θείνω (theínō, to strike) and ἔπεφνον (épephnon, slew).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

φόνος (phónos) m (genitive φόνου); second declension

  1. murder, slaughter
  2. (law) murder, homicide

Declension

Further reading


Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φόνος (phónos), which is cognate to Ancient Greek θείνω (theínō). See there for further cognates.

Noun

φόνος (fónos) m (plural φόνοι)

  1. murder

Declension

Synonyms

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