ἀγωνιστικός

See also: αγωνιστικός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Stem ἀγωνισ- from verb ἀγωνίζομαι (agōnízomai) + -τικός (-tikós), from ᾰ̓γών (ăgṓn, “competition”).^[1] Morphologically, ἀγωνιστ(ής) (agōnist(ḗs), “combatant, competitor”) +‎ -ικός (-ikós).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.ɡɔː.nis.ti.kós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.ɡo.nis.tiˈkos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.ɣo.nis.tiˈkos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.ɣo.nis.tiˈkos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.ɣo.nis.tiˈkos/

Adjective

ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκός • (ăgōnĭstĭkós) m (feminine ἀγωνῐστῐκή, neuter ἀγωνῐστῐκόν); first/second declension

fit for contest
1. (of physical strength as in games)
2. (especially in speaking, of debating style)
(figurative) masterly, impressive

Inflection

First and second declension of ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκός; ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκή; ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκός ăgōnĭstĭkós	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκή ăgōnĭstĭkḗ	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκόν ăgōnĭstĭkón	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκώ ăgōnĭstĭkṓ	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκᾱ́ ăgōnĭstĭkā́	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκώ ăgōnĭstĭkṓ	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκοί ăgōnĭstĭkoí	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκαί ăgōnĭstĭkaí	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκᾰ́ ăgōnĭstĭkắ
Genitive	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκοῦ ăgōnĭstĭkoû	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκῆς ăgōnĭstĭkês	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκοῦ ăgōnĭstĭkoû	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκοῖν ăgōnĭstĭkoîn	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκαῖν ăgōnĭstĭkaîn	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκοῖν ăgōnĭstĭkoîn	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκῶν ăgōnĭstĭkôn	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκῶν ăgōnĭstĭkôn	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκῶν ăgōnĭstĭkôn
Dative	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκῷ ăgōnĭstĭkôi	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκῇ ăgōnĭstĭkêi	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκῷ ăgōnĭstĭkôi	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκοῖν ăgōnĭstĭkoîn	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκαῖν ăgōnĭstĭkaîn	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκοῖν ăgōnĭstĭkoîn	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκοῖς ăgōnĭstĭkoîs	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκαῖς ăgōnĭstĭkaîs	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκοῖς ăgōnĭstĭkoîs
Accusative	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκόν ăgōnĭstĭkón	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκήν ăgōnĭstĭkḗn	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκόν ăgōnĭstĭkón	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκώ ăgōnĭstĭkṓ	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκᾱ́ ăgōnĭstĭkā́	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκώ ăgōnĭstĭkṓ	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκούς ăgōnĭstĭkoús	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκᾱ́ς ăgōnĭstĭkā́s	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκᾰ́ ăgōnĭstĭkắ
Vocative	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκέ ăgōnĭstĭké	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκή ăgōnĭstĭkḗ	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκόν ăgōnĭstĭkón	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκώ ăgōnĭstĭkṓ	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκᾱ́ ăgōnĭstĭkā́	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκώ ăgōnĭstĭkṓ	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκοί ăgōnĭstĭkoí	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκαί ăgōnĭstĭkaí	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκᾰ́ ăgōnĭstĭkắ
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκῶς ăgōnĭstĭkôs			ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκώτερος ăgōnĭstĭkṓteros			—
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

→ English: agonistic
→ French: agonistique
Greek: αγωνιστικός (agonistikós)

References

^ s.v. "αγώνας" - ἀγωνιστικός - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre