Αἰγαῖος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Αἰγεύς (Aigeús, “Aegeus”) +‎ -αῖος (-aîos, adjectival suffix). The name might be connected to αἶγες (aîges, “waves”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ai̯.ɡâi̯.os/ → /ɛˈʝɛ.os/ → /eˈʝe.os/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ai̯.ɡâi̯.os/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɛˈɡɛ.os/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɛˈʝɛ.os/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /eˈʝe.os/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /eˈʝe.os/

Adjective

Αἰγαῖος • (Aigaîos) m (feminine Αἰγαίᾱ, neuter Αἰγαῖον); first/second declension

1. Aegean

Inflection

First and second declension of Αἰγαῖος; Αἰγαίᾱ; Αἰγαῖον (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		Αἰγαῖος Aigaîos	Αἰγαίᾱ Aigaíā	Αἰγαῖον Aigaîon		Αἰγαίω Aigaíō	Αἰγαίᾱ Aigaíā	Αἰγαίω Aigaíō		Αἰγαῖοι Aigaîoi	Αἰγαῖαι Aigaîai	Αἰγαῖᾰ Aigaîa
Genitive		Αἰγαίου Aigaíou	Αἰγαίᾱς Aigaíās	Αἰγαίου Aigaíou		Αἰγαίοιν Aigaíoin	Αἰγαίαιν Aigaíain	Αἰγαίοιν Aigaíoin		Αἰγαίων Aigaíōn	Αἰγαίων Aigaíōn	Αἰγαίων Aigaíōn
Dative		Αἰγαίῳ Aigaíōi	Αἰγαίᾳ Aigaíāi	Αἰγαίῳ Aigaíōi		Αἰγαίοιν Aigaíoin	Αἰγαίαιν Aigaíain	Αἰγαίοιν Aigaíoin		Αἰγαίοις Aigaíois	Αἰγαίαις Aigaíais	Αἰγαίοις Aigaíois
Accusative		Αἰγαῖον Aigaîon	Αἰγαίᾱν Aigaíān	Αἰγαῖον Aigaîon		Αἰγαίω Aigaíō	Αἰγαίᾱ Aigaíā	Αἰγαίω Aigaíō		Αἰγαίους Aigaíous	Αἰγαίᾱς Aigaíās	Αἰγαῖᾰ Aigaîa
Vocative		Αἰγαῖε Aigaîe	Αἰγαίᾱ Aigaíā	Αἰγαῖον Aigaîon		Αἰγαίω Aigaíō	Αἰγαίᾱ Aigaíā	Αἰγαίω Aigaíō		Αἰγαῖοι Aigaîoi	Αἰγαῖαι Aigaîai	Αἰγαῖᾰ Aigaîa
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		Αἰγαίως Aigaíōs				Αἰγαιότερος Aigaióteros				Αἰγαιότᾰτος Aigaiótatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• Αἰγαῖον (Aigaîon)

Proper noun

Αἰγαῖος • (Aigaîos) m (genitive Αἰγαίου); second declension

1. Alternative form of Αἰγαῖον (Aigaîon)

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Αἰγαῖος; τοῦ Αἰγαίου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Αἰγαῖος ho Aigaîos
Genitive	τοῦ Αἰγαίου toû Aigaíou
Dative	τῷ Αἰγαίῳ tôi Aigaíōi
Accusative	τὸν Αἰγαῖον tòn Aigaîon
Vocative	Αἰγαῖε Aigaîe
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

• “Αἰγαῖος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 999
• Αἰγαῖος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)