Ἰάζυγες

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Possibly of Iranian origin, from Proto-Iranian *yaz- (“to sacrifice”), from *Hyájati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hyáȷ́ati (“to sacrifice, worship”). Or, related to *hižwáH (“language, tongue, people”). More at Iazyges.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /i.ǎːz.dy.es/ → /iˈa.zy.es/ → /iˈa.zi.es/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /i.ǎːz.dy.es/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /iˈa.zy.es/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /iˈa.zy.es/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /iˈa.zy.es/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /iˈa.zi.es/

Proper noun

Ἰᾱ́ζῠγες • (Iā́zuges) m (genitive Ἰᾱζῠ́γων); third declension

1. Iazyges, an ancient Sarmatian tribe settled in modern Ukraine

Inflection

Third declension of οἱ Ἰᾱ́ζῠγες; τῶν Ἰᾱζῠ́γων (Attic)

Case / #	Plural
Nominative	οἱ Ἰᾱ́ζῠγες hoi Iā́zuges
Genitive	τῶν Ἰᾱζῠ́γων tôn Iāzúgōn
Dative	τοῖς Ἰᾱ́ζῠξῐ / Ἰᾱ́ζῠξῐν toîs Iā́zuxi(n)
Accusative	τοὺς Ἰᾱ́ζῠγᾰς toùs Iā́zugas
Vocative	Ἰᾱ́ζῠγες Iā́zuges
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → Latin: Iāzygēs