Ἀχαιός
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Ἀχαΐα (Akhaḯa, “Achaea”) + -ιος (-ios, adjective suffix). It is also attested as in the older forma Ἀχαιϝοί (Akhaiwoí), possibly coming via an intermediate form *Ἀχαϝyοί (*Akhawyoí).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /a.kʰai̯.ós/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /a.kʰɛˈos/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /a.çɛˈos/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /a.çeˈos/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /a.çeˈos/
Adjective
Ἀχαιός • (Akhaiós) m (feminine Ἀχαιᾱ́, neuter Ἀχαιόν); first/second declension
- Achaean, from the region of Achaea in Greece.
- (Homeric) Greek
Inflection
First and second declension of Ἀχαιός; Ἀχαιᾱ́; Ἀχαιόν (Attic)
Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
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Case/Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||||
Nominative | Ἀχαιός Akhaiós | Ἀχαιᾱ́ Akhaiā́ | Ἀχαιόν Akhaión | Ἀχαιώ Akhaiṓ | Ἀχαιᾱ́ Akhaiā́ | Ἀχαιώ Akhaiṓ | Ἀχαιοί Akhaioí | Ἀχαιαί Akhaiaí | Ἀχαιᾰ́ Akhaiá | |||||
Genitive | Ἀχαιοῦ Akhaioû | Ἀχαιᾶς Akhaiâs | Ἀχαιοῦ Akhaioû | Ἀχαιοῖν Akhaioîn | Ἀχαιαῖν Akhaiaîn | Ἀχαιοῖν Akhaioîn | Ἀχαιῶν Akhaiôn | Ἀχαιῶν Akhaiôn | Ἀχαιῶν Akhaiôn | |||||
Dative | Ἀχαιῷ Akhaiôi | Ἀχαιᾷ Akhaiâi | Ἀχαιῷ Akhaiôi | Ἀχαιοῖν Akhaioîn | Ἀχαιαῖν Akhaiaîn | Ἀχαιοῖν Akhaioîn | Ἀχαιοῖς Akhaioîs | Ἀχαιαῖς Akhaiaîs | Ἀχαιοῖς Akhaioîs | |||||
Accusative | Ἀχαιόν Akhaión | Ἀχαιᾱ́ν Akhaiā́n | Ἀχαιόν Akhaión | Ἀχαιώ Akhaiṓ | Ἀχαιᾱ́ Akhaiā́ | Ἀχαιώ Akhaiṓ | Ἀχαιούς Akhaioús | Ἀχαιᾱ́ς Akhaiā́s | Ἀχαιᾰ́ Akhaiá | |||||
Vocative | Ἀχαιέ Akhaié | Ἀχαιᾱ́ Akhaiā́ | Ἀχαιόν Akhaión | Ἀχαιώ Akhaiṓ | Ἀχαιᾱ́ Akhaiā́ | Ἀχαιώ Akhaiṓ | Ἀχαιοί Akhaioí | Ἀχαιαί Akhaiaí | Ἀχαιᾰ́ Akhaiá | |||||
Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
Ἀχαιῶς Akhaiôs | Ἀχαιότερος Akhaióteros | Ἀχαιότᾰτος Akhaiótatos | ||||||||||||
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First and second declension of Ἀχαιός; Ἀχαιή; Ἀχαιόν (Epic)
Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
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Case/Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||||
Nominative | Ἀχαιός Akhaiós | Ἀχαιή Akhaiḗ | Ἀχαιόν Akhaión | Ἀχαιώ Akhaiṓ | Ἀχαιᾱ́ Akhaiā́ | Ἀχαιώ Akhaiṓ | Ἀχαιοί Akhaioí | Ἀχαιαί Akhaiaí | Ἀχαιᾰ́ Akhaiá | |||||
Genitive | Ἀχαιοῦ / Ἀχαιοῖο / Ἀχαιόο Akhaioû / Akhaioîo / Akhaióo | Ἀχαιῆς Akhaiês | Ἀχαιοῦ / Ἀχαιοῖο / Ἀχαιόο Akhaioû / Akhaioîo / Akhaióo | Ἀχαιοῖῐν Akhaioîin | Ἀχαιαῖν / Ἀχαιαῖῐν / Ἀχαιῇῐν Akhaiaî(i)n / Akhaiêiin | Ἀχαιοῖῐν Akhaioîin | Ἀχαιῶν Akhaiôn | Ἀχαιᾱ́ων / Ἀχαιέ͜ων / Ἀχαιῶν Akhaiā́ōn / Akhaié͜ōn / Akhaiôn | Ἀχαιῶν Akhaiôn | |||||
Dative | Ἀχαιῷ Akhaiôi | Ἀχαιῇ Akhaiêi | Ἀχαιῷ Akhaiôi | Ἀχαιοῖῐν Akhaioîin | Ἀχαιαῖν / Ἀχαιαῖῐν / Ἀχαιῇῐν Akhaiaî(i)n / Akhaiêiin | Ἀχαιοῖῐν Akhaioîin | Ἀχαιοῖσῐ / Ἀχαιοῖσῐν / Ἀχαιοῖς Akhaioîsi(n) / Akhaioîs | Ἀχαιῇσῐ / Ἀχαιῇσῐν / Ἀχαιῇς / Ἀχαιαῖς Akhaiêisi(n) / Akhaiêis / Akhaiaîs | Ἀχαιοῖσῐ / Ἀχαιοῖσῐν / Ἀχαιοῖς Akhaioîsi(n) / Akhaioîs | |||||
Accusative | Ἀχαιόν Akhaión | Ἀχαιήν Akhaiḗn | Ἀχαιόν Akhaión | Ἀχαιώ Akhaiṓ | Ἀχαιᾱ́ Akhaiā́ | Ἀχαιώ Akhaiṓ | Ἀχαιούς Akhaioús | Ἀχαιᾱ́ς Akhaiā́s | Ἀχαιᾰ́ Akhaiá | |||||
Vocative | Ἀχαιέ Akhaié | Ἀχαιή Akhaiḗ | Ἀχαιόν Akhaión | Ἀχαιώ Akhaiṓ | Ἀχαιᾱ́ Akhaiā́ | Ἀχαιώ Akhaiṓ | Ἀχαιοί Akhaioí | Ἀχαιαί Akhaiaí | Ἀχαιᾰ́ Akhaiá | |||||
Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
Ἀχαιῶς Akhaiôs | Ἀχαιότερος Akhaióteros | Ἀχαιότᾰτος Akhaiótatos | ||||||||||||
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Noun
Ἀχαιός • (Akhaiós) m (genitive Ἀχαιοῦ); second declension
- an inhabitant of Achaea; an Achaean
Inflection
Second declension of ὁ Ἀχαιός; τοῦ Ἀχαιοῦ (Attic)
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ὁ Ἀχαιός ho Akhaiós | τὼ Ἀχαιώ tṑ Akhaiṓ | οἱ Ἀχαιοί hoi Akhaioí | ||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ Ἀχαιοῦ toû Akhaioû | τοῖν Ἀχαιοῖν toîn Akhaioîn | τῶν Ἀχαιῶν tôn Akhaiôn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῷ Ἀχαιῷ tôi Akhaiôi | τοῖν Ἀχαιοῖν toîn Akhaioîn | τοῖς Ἀχαιοῖς toîs Akhaioîs | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὸν Ἀχαιόν tòn Akhaión | τὼ Ἀχαιώ tṑ Akhaiṓ | τοὺς Ἀχαιούς toùs Akhaioús | ||||||||||
Vocative | Ἀχαιέ Akhaié | Ἀχαιώ Akhaiṓ | Ἀχαιοί Akhaioí | ||||||||||
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Second declension of Ἀχαιός; Ἀχαιοῦ (Epic)
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | Ἀχαιός Akhaiós | Ἀχαιώ Akhaiṓ | Ἀχαιοί Akhaioí | ||||||||||
Genitive | Ἀχαιοῦ / Ἀχαιοῖο / Ἀχαιόο Akhaioû / Akhaioîo / Akhaióo | Ἀχαιοῖῐν Akhaioîin | Ἀχαιῶν Akhaiôn | ||||||||||
Dative | Ἀχαιῷ Akhaiôi | Ἀχαιοῖῐν Akhaioîin | Ἀχαιοῖσῐ / Ἀχαιοῖσῐν / Ἀχαιοῖς Akhaioîsi(n) / Akhaioîs | ||||||||||
Accusative | Ἀχαιόν Akhaión | Ἀχαιώ Akhaiṓ | Ἀχαιούς Akhaioús | ||||||||||
Vocative | Ἀχαιέ Akhaié | Ἀχαιώ Akhaiṓ | Ἀχαιοί Akhaioí | ||||||||||
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Derived terms
- Παναχαιοί (Panakhaioí)
Descendants
- Greek: Αχαιός (Achaiós)
- Latin: Achaeus, Achīvus
References
- “Ἀχαιός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Ἀχαιός”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Ἀχαιός in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2023)
- “Ἀχαιός”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 999