αἴγλη

See also: Αἴγλη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

The connection with Sanskrit एजति (éjati, “to tremble, shake”) has been rejected. The epithets of Apollo Ἀσγελατας (Asgelatas) and Αἰγλάτας (Aiglátas) are often compared. The epithets are probably from Pre-Greek. According to Beekes, the noun may be of Pre-Greek origin too.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ǎi̯.ɡlɛː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.ɡle̝/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.ɣli/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈe.ɣli/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈe.ɣli/

Noun

αἴγλη • (aíglē) f (genitive αἴγλης); first declension

light of the sun or moon
radiance of Olympus
radiance, gleam
splendour, glory

Inflection

First declension of ἡ αἴγλη; τῆς αἴγλης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ αἴγλη hē aíglē	τὼ αἴγλᾱ tṑ aíglā	αἱ αἶγλαι hai aîglai
Genitive	τῆς αἴγλης tês aíglēs	τοῖν αἴγλαιν toîn aíglain	τῶν αἰγλῶν tôn aiglôn
Dative	τῇ αἴγλῃ têi aíglēi	τοῖν αἴγλαιν toîn aíglain	ταῖς αἴγλαις taîs aíglais
Accusative	τὴν αἴγλην tḕn aíglēn	τὼ αἴγλᾱ tṑ aíglā	τᾱ̀ς αἴγλᾱς tā̀s aíglās
Vocative	αἴγλη aíglē	αἴγλᾱ aíglā	αἶγλαι aîglai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

αἰγλᾰ́ζω (aiglázō)
αἰγλήεις (aiglḗeis)
αἰγλήτης (aiglḗtēs)
θᾰλᾰσσαίγλη (thalassaíglē)

Related terms

ἀγλαός (aglaós)

References

“αἴγλη”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
αἴγλη in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN