πρανής

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

πρηνής (prēnḗs) — Ionic

Etymology

Cannot be separated from ἀπηνής (apēnḗs, “stubborn, strict”) and προσηνής (prosēnḗs, “soft, gentle”), so it may contain Proto-Indo-European *ēnos (“face”). See also Latin prōnus (“prone”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /praː.nɛ̌ːs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /praˈne̝s/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /praˈnis/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /praˈnis/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /praˈnis/

Adjective

πρᾱνής • (prānḗs) m or f (neuter πρᾱνές); third declension

prone, with the face downwards, lying on the front
Antonym: ὕπτιος (húptios)

Inflection

Third declension of πρᾱνής; πρᾱνές (contracted, Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	πρᾱνής prānḗs	πρᾱνές prānés	πρᾱνεῖ prāneî	πρᾱνεῖ prāneî	πρᾱνεῖς prāneîs	πρᾱνῆ prānê
Genitive	πρᾱνοῦς prānoûs	πρᾱνοῦς prānoûs	πρᾱνοῖν prānoîn	πρᾱνοῖν prānoîn	πρᾱνῶν prānôn	πρᾱνῶν prānôn
Dative	πρᾱνεῖ prāneî	πρᾱνεῖ prāneî	πρᾱνοῖν prānoîn	πρᾱνοῖν prānoîn	πρᾱνέσῐ / πρᾱνέσῐν prānési(n)	πρᾱνέσῐ / πρᾱνέσῐν prānési(n)
Accusative	πρᾱνῆ prānê	πρᾱνές prānés	πρᾱνεῖ prāneî	πρᾱνεῖ prāneî	πρᾱνεῖς prāneîs	πρᾱνῆ prānê
Vocative	πρᾱνές prānés	πρᾱνές prānés	πρᾱνεῖ prāneî	πρᾱνεῖ prāneî	πρᾱνεῖς prāneîs	πρᾱνῆ prānê
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	πρᾱνῶς prānôs		πρᾱνέστερος prānésteros		πρᾱνέστᾰτος prānéstatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

ἐπιπράνης (epipránēs)
καταπρανής (katapranḗs)
πρανίζω (pranízō)
πρανόν (pranón)
πρανόω (pranóō)
προπρανής (propranḗs)