αἴγαγρος

See also: αίγαγρος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From αἴξ (aíx, “goat”) and ᾰ̓γρός (ăgrós, “land”) (compare with ἄγριος (ágrios, “wild”)).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ǎi̯.ɡa.ɡros/ → /ˈɛ.ɣa.ɣros/ → /ˈe.ɣa.ɣros/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ǎi̯.ɡa.ɡros/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.ɡa.ɡros/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.ɣa.ɣros/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈe.ɣa.ɣros/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈe.ɣa.ɣros/

Noun

αἴγᾰγρος • (aígăgros) m or f (genitive αἰγᾰ́γρου); second declension

1. a wild goat

Declension

Second declension of ὁ, ἡ αἴγᾰγρος; τοῦ, τῆς αἰγᾰ́γρου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ, ἡ αἴγᾰγρος ho, hē aígăgros	τὼ αἰγᾰ́γρω tṑ aigắgrō	οἱ, αἱ αἴγᾰγροι hoi, hai aígăgroi
Genitive	τοῦ, τῆς αἰγᾰ́γρου toû, tês aigắgrou	τοῖν αἰγᾰ́γροιν toîn aigắgroin	τῶν αἰγᾰ́γρων tôn aigắgrōn
Dative	τῷ, τῇ αἰγᾰ́γρῳ tôi, têi aigắgrōi	τοῖν αἰγᾰ́γροιν toîn aigắgroin	τοῖς, ταῖς αἰγᾰ́γροις toîs, taîs aigắgrois
Accusative	τὸν, τὴν αἴγᾰγρον tòn, tḕn aígăgron	τὼ αἰγᾰ́γρω tṑ aigắgrō	τοὺς, τᾱ̀ς αἰγᾰ́γρους toùs, tā̀s aigắgrous
Vocative	αἴγᾰγρε aígăgre	αἰγᾰ́γρω aigắgrō	αἴγᾰγροι aígăgroi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

• “αἴγαγρος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “αἴγαγρος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• αἴγαγρος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• αἴγαγρος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)