αἴγινος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From αἴξ (aíx, “goat”) +‎ -ινος (-inos).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ǎi̯.ɡi.nos/ → /ˈɛ.ʝi.nos/ → /ˈe.ʝi.nos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ǎi̯.ɡi.nos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.ɡi.nos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.ʝi.nos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈe.ʝi.nos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈe.ʝi.nos/

Adjective

αἴγῐνος • (aíginos) m (feminine αἰγίνη, neuter αἴγῐνον); first/second declension

1. of goat

Inflection

First and second declension of αἴγῐνος; αἰγῐ́νη; αἴγῐνον (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		αἴγῐνος aíginos	αἰγῐ́νη aigínē	αἴγῐνον aíginon		αἰγῐ́νω aigínō	αἰγῐ́νᾱ aigínā	αἰγῐ́νω aigínō		αἴγῐνοι aíginoi	αἴγῐναι aíginai	αἴγῐνᾰ aígina
Genitive		αἰγῐ́νου aigínou	αἰγῐ́νης aigínēs	αἰγῐ́νου aigínou		αἰγῐ́νοιν aigínoin	αἰγῐ́ναιν aigínain	αἰγῐ́νοιν aigínoin		αἰγῐ́νων aigínōn	αἰγῐ́νων aigínōn	αἰγῐ́νων aigínōn
Dative		αἰγῐ́νῳ aigínōi	αἰγῐ́νῃ aigínēi	αἰγῐ́νῳ aigínōi		αἰγῐ́νοιν aigínoin	αἰγῐ́ναιν aigínain	αἰγῐ́νοιν aigínoin		αἰγῐ́νοις aigínois	αἰγῐ́ναις aigínais	αἰγῐ́νοις aigínois
Accusative		αἴγῐνον aíginon	αἰγῐ́νην aigínēn	αἴγῐνον aíginon		αἰγῐ́νω aigínō	αἰγῐ́νᾱ aigínā	αἰγῐ́νω aigínō		αἰγῐ́νους aigínous	αἰγῐ́νᾱς aigínās	αἴγῐνᾰ aígina
Vocative		αἴγῐνε aígine	αἰγῐ́νη aigínē	αἴγῐνον aíginon		αἰγῐ́νω aigínō	αἰγῐ́νᾱ aigínā	αἰγῐ́νω aigínō		αἴγῐνοι aíginoi	αἴγῐναι aíginai	αἴγῐνᾰ aígina
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		αἰγῐ́νως aigínōs				αἰγῐνώτερος aiginṓteros				αἰγῐνώτᾰτος aiginṓtatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “αἴγινος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• αἴγινος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)