Αἰγεύς
Ancient Greek
Etymology
The name is said to mean "goat-man," from αἴξ (aíx, “goat”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ai̯.ɡěu̯s/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ɛˈɡews/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ɛˈʝeɸs/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /eˈʝefs/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /eˈʝefs/
Proper noun
Αἰγεύς • (Aigeús) m (genitive Αἰγέως); third declension
- a male given name, equivalent to English Aegeus
Inflection
Third declension of ὁ Αἰγεύς; τοῦ Αἰγέως (Attic)
Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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Nominative | ὁ Αἰγεύς ho Aigeús | ||||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ Αἰγέως toû Aigéōs | ||||||||||||
Dative | τῷ Αἰγεῖ tôi Aigeî | ||||||||||||
Accusative | τὸν Αἰγέᾱ tòn Aigéā | ||||||||||||
Vocative | Αἰγεῦ Aigeû | ||||||||||||
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Descendants
- Greek: Αιγεύς (Aigéfs), Αιγέας (Aigéas)
- Latin: Aegeus
References
- Αἰγεύς in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2023)
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 999
- Pickering, J. (1847). A Comprehensive Lexicon of the Greek Language: Adapted to the Use of Colleges and Schools in the United States. United States: Wilkins, Carter, p. 24