Ἀγαύη

See also: ἀγαυή and Ἀγαυή

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Ᾰ̓γαυή (Ăgauḗ) — chiefly Epic; historical in Attic and Koine
• Ᾰ̓γαυᾱ́ (Ăgauā́), Ᾰ̓γαύᾱ (Ăgaúā) — Doric

Etymology

From ᾰ̓γαυή (ăgauḗ), the Epic feminine of ᾰ̓γαυός (ăgauós, “illustrious; noble”), with a stress shift.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.ɡǎu̯.ɛː/ → /aˈɣa.βi/ → /aˈɣa.vi/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.ɡǎu̯.ɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /aˈɡa.we̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /aˈɣa.βi/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /aˈɣa.vi/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /aˈɣa.vi/

Proper noun

Ᾰ̓γαύη • (Ăgaúē) f (genitive Ᾰ̓γαύης); first declension (Attic, Ionic)

1. (Greek mythology) a female given name, Agave, borne by several figures in Greek mythology

Declension

First declension of ἡ Ᾰ̓γαύη; τῆς Ᾰ̓γαύης (Attic, Ionic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Ᾰ̓γαύη hē Ăgaúē
Genitive	τῆς Ᾰ̓γαύης tês Ăgaúēs
Dative	τῇ Ᾰ̓γαύῃ tēî Ăgaúēi
Accusative	τὴν Ᾰ̓γαύην tḕn Ăgaúēn
Vocative	Ᾰ̓γαύη Ăgaúē
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Descendants

Descendants

• → Greek: Αγαύη (Agávi) (learned)
• → Latin: Agavē
  • → Translingual: Agave
    • → Danish: agave
    • → English: agave
    • → Esperanto: agavo
    • → French: agave
    • → German: Agave
    • → Ido: agavo
    • → Italian: agave
    • → Portuguese: agave
    • → Spanish: agave

Further reading

• “Ἀγαύη”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891), A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• Ἀγαύη in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2026)
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910), English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,000