Αἰγαῖος

See also: αιγαίος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Αἰγεύς (Aigeús, “Aegeus”) +‎ -αῖος (-aîos, adjectival suffix). The name might be connected to αἶγες (aîges, “waves”).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

Αἰγαῖος • (Aigaîos) m (feminine Αἰγαίᾱ, neuter Αἰγαῖον); first/second declension

Aegean

Inflection

First and second declension of Αἰγαῖος; Αἰγαίᾱ; Αἰγαῖον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	Αἰγαῖος Aigaîos	Αἰγαίᾱ Aigaíā	Αἰγαῖον Aigaîon	Αἰγαίω Aigaíō	Αἰγαίᾱ Aigaíā	Αἰγαίω Aigaíō	Αἰγαῖοι Aigaîoi	Αἰγαῖαι Aigaîai	Αἰγαῖᾰ Aigaîă
Genitive	Αἰγαίου Aigaíou	Αἰγαίᾱς Aigaíās	Αἰγαίου Aigaíou	Αἰγαίοιν Aigaíoin	Αἰγαίαιν Aigaíain	Αἰγαίοιν Aigaíoin	Αἰγαίων Aigaíōn	Αἰγαίων Aigaíōn	Αἰγαίων Aigaíōn
Dative	Αἰγαίῳ Aigaíōi	Αἰγαίᾳ Aigaíāi	Αἰγαίῳ Aigaíōi	Αἰγαίοιν Aigaíoin	Αἰγαίαιν Aigaíain	Αἰγαίοιν Aigaíoin	Αἰγαίοις Aigaíois	Αἰγαίαις Aigaíais	Αἰγαίοις Aigaíois
Accusative	Αἰγαῖον Aigaîon	Αἰγαίᾱν Aigaíān	Αἰγαῖον Aigaîon	Αἰγαίω Aigaíō	Αἰγαίᾱ Aigaíā	Αἰγαίω Aigaíō	Αἰγαίους Aigaíous	Αἰγαίᾱς Aigaíās	Αἰγαῖᾰ Aigaîă
Vocative	Αἰγαῖε Aigaîe	Αἰγαίᾱ Aigaíā	Αἰγαῖον Aigaîon	Αἰγαίω Aigaíō	Αἰγαίᾱ Aigaíā	Αἰγαίω Aigaíō	Αἰγαῖοι Aigaîoi	Αἰγαῖαι Aigaîai	Αἰγαῖᾰ Aigaîă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	Αἰγαίως Aigaíōs			Αἰγαιότερος Aigaióteros			Αἰγαιότᾰτος Aigaiótătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Αἰγαῖον (Aigaîon)

Proper noun

Αἰγαῖος • (Aigaîos) m (genitive Αἰγαίου); second declension

Alternative form of Αἰγαῖον (Aigaîon)

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Αἰγαῖος; τοῦ Αἰγαίου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Αἰγαῖος ho Aigaîos
Genitive	τοῦ Αἰγαίου toû Aigaíou
Dative	τῷ Αἰγαίῳ tôi Aigaíōi
Accusative	τὸν Αἰγαῖον tòn Aigaîon
Vocative	Αἰγαῖε Aigaîe
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

“Αἰγαῖος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 999
Αἰγαῖος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)