ἄγαλμα

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From ἀγάλλομαι (agállomai, to be proud, exult in) +‎ -μα (-ma).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ᾰ̓́γᾰλμᾰ (ágalman (genitive ᾰ̓γᾰ́λμᾰτος); third declension

  1. honor, glory, pride, delight[1]
  2. a statue, a bust

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Greek: άγαλμα (ágalma)

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἀγάλλομαι (> DER ἄγαλμα)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 7–8

Further reading

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