II. Subst. γύναιον , τό, little woman, term of endearment for a wife, Ar.V.610, Th.792: more freq. in a contemptuous sense, weak woman, And.1.130, etc.; “γυναίου πρᾶγυ᾽ ἐποίει” D.25.57, cf. Arist.EN1171b10: but simply, = γυνή, Aen.Tact.2.6, D.S.17.24, J.AJ1.12.4, al., Ph.1.99, al., Plu. Pel.9.
γύναιος [υ^], α, ον,