Αἰγαῖος
Ancient Greek
Etymology
Αἰγεύς (Aigeús, “Aegeus”) + -αῖος (-aîos, adjectival suffix). The name might be connected to αἶγες (aîges, “waves”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ai̯.ɡâi̯.os/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ɛˈɡɛ.os/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ɛˈʝɛ.os/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /eˈʝe.os/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /eˈʝe.os/
Adjective
Αἰγαῖος • (Aigaîos) m (feminine Αἰγαίᾱ, neuter Αἰγαῖον); first/second declension
- Aegean
Inflection
First and second declension of Αἰγαῖος; Αἰγαίᾱ; Αἰγαῖον (Attic)
Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
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Case/Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||||
Nominative | Αἰγαῖος Aigaîos | Αἰγαίᾱ Aigaíā | Αἰγαῖον Aigaîon | Αἰγαίω Aigaíō | Αἰγαίᾱ Aigaíā | Αἰγαίω Aigaíō | Αἰγαῖοι Aigaîoi | Αἰγαῖαι Aigaîai | Αἰγαῖᾰ Aigaîa | |||||
Genitive | Αἰγαίου Aigaíou | Αἰγαίᾱς Aigaíās | Αἰγαίου Aigaíou | Αἰγαίοιν Aigaíoin | Αἰγαίαιν Aigaíain | Αἰγαίοιν Aigaíoin | Αἰγαίων Aigaíōn | Αἰγαίων Aigaíōn | Αἰγαίων Aigaíōn | |||||
Dative | Αἰγαίῳ Aigaíōi | Αἰγαίᾳ Aigaíāi | Αἰγαίῳ Aigaíōi | Αἰγαίοιν Aigaíoin | Αἰγαίαιν Aigaíain | Αἰγαίοιν Aigaíoin | Αἰγαίοις Aigaíois | Αἰγαίαις Aigaíais | Αἰγαίοις Aigaíois | |||||
Accusative | Αἰγαῖον Aigaîon | Αἰγαίᾱν Aigaíān | Αἰγαῖον Aigaîon | Αἰγαίω Aigaíō | Αἰγαίᾱ Aigaíā | Αἰγαίω Aigaíō | Αἰγαίους Aigaíous | Αἰγαίᾱς Aigaíās | Αἰγαῖᾰ Aigaîa | |||||
Vocative | Αἰγαῖε Aigaîe | Αἰγαίᾱ Aigaíā | Αἰγαῖον Aigaîon | Αἰγαίω Aigaíō | Αἰγαίᾱ Aigaíā | Αἰγαίω Aigaíō | Αἰγαῖοι Aigaîoi | Αἰγαῖαι Aigaîai | Αἰγαῖᾰ Aigaîa | |||||
Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
Αἰγαίως Aigaíōs | Αἰγαιότερος Aigaióteros | Αἰγαιότᾰτος Aigaiótatos | ||||||||||||
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Derived terms
- Αἰγαῖον (Aigaîon)
Proper noun
Αἰγαῖος • (Aigaîos) m (genitive Αἰγαίου); second declension
- Alternative form of Αἰγαῖον (Aigaîon)
Inflection
Second declension of ὁ Αἰγαῖος; τοῦ Αἰγαίου (Attic)
Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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Nominative | ὁ Αἰγαῖος ho Aigaîos | ||||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ Αἰγαίου toû Aigaíou | ||||||||||||
Dative | τῷ Αἰγαίῳ tôi Aigaíōi | ||||||||||||
Accusative | τὸν Αἰγαῖον tòn Aigaîon | ||||||||||||
Vocative | Αἰγαῖε Aigaîe | ||||||||||||
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References
- “Αἰγαῖος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 999
- Αἰγαῖος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2023)