ἀετός

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• αἰετός

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis. Cognates include Sanskrit वि (ví), Latin avis and Old Armenian հաւ (haw).

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /a͜a.etós/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /aːɛtós/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /aetós/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /aetós/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /aetós/

Noun

ἀετός (genitive ἀετοῦ) m, second declension; (āetos)

1. eagle
2. omen
3. gable

Inflection

Second declension of ἀετός, ἀετοῦ

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἀετός	ἀετώ	ἀετοί
Genitive	ἀετοῦ	ἀετοῖν	ἀετῶν
Dative	ἀετῷ	ἀετοῖν	ἀετοῖς
Accusative	ἀετόν	ἀετώ	ἀετούς
Vocative	ἀετέ	ἀετώ	ἀετοί

References

• ἀετός in A Greek-English Lexicon by Liddell & Scott, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1940
• BDAG
• Strong’s concordance number: G105