Αἰγαί

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

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

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

Proper noun

Αἰγαί • (Aigaí) f pl (genitive Αἰγῶν); first declension

1. Aegae, the name of various places in ancient Greece

Inflection

First declension of αἱ Αἰγαί; τῶν Αἰγῶν (Attic)

Case / #	Plural
Nominative	αἱ Αἰγαί hai Aigaí
Genitive	τῶν Αἰγῶν tôn Aigôn
Dative	ταῖς Αἰγαῖς taîs Aigaîs
Accusative	τᾱ̀ς Αἰγᾱ́ς tā̀s Aigā́s
Vocative	Αἰγαί Aigaí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Latin: Aegae

References

• Αἰγαί in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette