Αἰγεύς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ai̯.ɡěu̯s/ → /ɛˈʝeɸs/ → /eˈʝefs/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ai̯.ɡěu̯s/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɛˈɡews/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɛˈʝeɸs/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /eˈʝefs/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /eˈʝefs/

Proper noun

Αἰγεύς • (Aigeús) m (genitive Αἰγέως); third declension

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Aegeus

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Αἰγεύς; τοῦ Αἰγέως (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Αἰγεύς ho Aigeús
Genitive	τοῦ Αἰγέως toû Aigéōs
Dative	τῷ Αἰγεῖ tôi Aigeî
Accusative	τὸν Αἰγέᾱ tòn Aigéā
Vocative	Αἰγεῦ Aigeû
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Αιγεύς (Aigéfs)
• Latin: Aegeus

References

• Αἰγεύς in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 999