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 • (aígĭnos) 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 aígĭnos	αἰγῐ́νη aigĭ́nē	αἴγῐνον aígĭnon		αἰγῐ́νω aigĭ́nō	αἰγῐ́νᾱ aigĭ́nā	αἰγῐ́νω aigĭ́nō		αἴγῐνοι aígĭnoi	αἴγῐναι aígĭnai	αἴγῐνᾰ aígĭnă
Genitive		αἰγῐ́νου aigĭ́nou	αἰγῐ́νης aigĭ́nēs	αἰγῐ́νου aigĭ́nou		αἰγῐ́νοιν aigĭ́noin	αἰγῐ́ναιν aigĭ́nain	αἰγῐ́νοιν aigĭ́noin		αἰγῐ́νων aigĭ́nōn	αἰγῐ́νων aigĭ́nōn	αἰγῐ́νων aigĭ́nōn
Dative		αἰγῐ́νῳ aigĭ́nōi	αἰγῐ́νῃ aigĭ́nēi	αἰγῐ́νῳ aigĭ́nōi		αἰγῐ́νοιν aigĭ́noin	αἰγῐ́ναιν aigĭ́nain	αἰγῐ́νοιν aigĭ́noin		αἰγῐ́νοις aigĭ́nois	αἰγῐ́ναις aigĭ́nais	αἰγῐ́νοις aigĭ́nois
Accusative		αἴγῐνον aígĭnon	αἰγῐ́νην aigĭ́nēn	αἴγῐνον aígĭnon		αἰγῐ́νω aigĭ́nō	αἰγῐ́νᾱ aigĭ́nā	αἰγῐ́νω aigĭ́nō		αἰγῐ́νους aigĭ́nous	αἰγῐ́νᾱς aigĭ́nās	αἴγῐνᾰ aígĭnă
Vocative		αἴγῐνε aígĭne	αἰγῐ́νη aigĭ́nē	αἴγῐνον aígĭnon		αἰγῐ́νω aigĭ́nō	αἰγῐ́νᾱ aigĭ́nā	αἰγῐ́νω aigĭ́nō		αἴγῐνοι aígĭnoi	αἴγῐναι aígĭnai	αἴγῐνᾰ aígĭnă
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		αἰγῐ́νως aigĭ́nōs				αἰγῐνώτερος aigĭnṓteros				αἰγῐνώτᾰτος aigĭnṓtătos
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 (2006–2025)