Ἀργυννίς
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- Ἀργουνίς (Argounís)
Etymology
From ἄργῠρος (árguros, “silver”) or ἀργός (argós, “shing white, brilliant”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- (“brilliant white”). Cognate of Sanskrit अर्जुन (árjuna).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ar.ɡyn.nís/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ar.ɡynˈnis/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ar.ʝynˈnis/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ar.ʝynˈnis/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ar.ʝiˈnis/
Proper noun
Ἀργῠννῐ́ς • (Argunnís) f (genitive Ἀργῠννῐ́δος); third declension
- an epithet for Aphrodite used at one of her temples, Ἀργύννιον (Argúnnion), in Boeotia
- Phanocl. 5
- Stephanus of Byzantium, Ethnica
Declension
Third declension of ἡ Ἀργῠννῐ́ς; τῆς Ἀργῠννῐ́δος (Attic)
Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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Nominative | ἡ Ἀργῠννῐ́ς hē Argunnís | ||||||||||||
Genitive | τῆς Ἀργῠννῐ́δος tês Argunnídos | ||||||||||||
Dative | τῇ Ἀργῠννῐ́δῐ têi Argunnídi | ||||||||||||
Accusative | τὴν Ἀργῠννῐ́δᾰ tḕn Argunnída | ||||||||||||
Vocative | Ἀργῠννῐ́ς Argunnís | ||||||||||||
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Derived terms
- Ἀργύννιον (Argúnnion), Ἀργύνειον (Argúneion), Ἀργύννιος (Argúnnios)
Related terms
- Ἄργυννος (Árgunnos)
References
- Ἀργυννίς in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2023)
- Kölligan, Daniel. “Aphrodite of the dawn: indo-european heritage in greek divine epithets and theonyms.” Letras Clássicas 11.11 (2014): 105-134.