ἀγρός

See also: αγρός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *agrós, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros. Cognates include Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀒𐀫 (a-ko-ro), Latin ager, Sanskrit अज्र (ájra) and Old English æcer (English acre).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.ɡrós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /aˈɡros/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /aˈɣros/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /aˈɣros/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /aˈɣros/

Noun

ᾰ̓γρός • (agrós) m (genitive ᾰ̓γροῦ); second declension (Epic, Attic, Ionic, Doric, Koine)

field, land, countryside

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ ᾰ̓γρός; τοῦ ᾰ̓γροῦ (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ ᾰ̓γρός ho agrós	τὼ ᾰ̓γρώ tṑ agrṓ	οἱ ᾰ̓γροί hoi agroí
Genitive	τοῦ ᾰ̓γροῦ toû agroû	τοῖν ᾰ̓γροῖν toîn agroîn	τῶν ᾰ̓γρῶν tôn agrôn
Dative	τῷ ᾰ̓γρῷ tôi agrôi	τοῖν ᾰ̓γροῖν toîn agroîn	τοῖς ᾰ̓γροῖς toîs agroîs
Accusative	τὸν ᾰ̓γρόν tòn agrón	τὼ ᾰ̓γρώ tṑ agrṓ	τοὺς ᾰ̓γρούς toùs agroús
Vocative	ᾰ̓γρέ agré	ᾰ̓γρώ agrṓ	ᾰ̓γροί agroí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

ἄγριος (ágrios)
ἄγροικος (ágroikos)
Μελέαγρος (Meléagros)

Descendants

Greek: αγρός m (agrós, “field”)