Αἰγεύς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

The name is said to mean "goat-man," from αἴξ (aíx, “goat”).

Pronunciation
 

Proper noun

Αἰγεύς • (Aigeús) m (genitive Αἰγέως); third declension

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Aegeus

Inflection
Third declension of ὁ Αἰγεύς; τοῦ Αἰγέως (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ὁ Αἰγεύς
ho Aigeús
Genitive τοῦ Αἰγέως
toû Aigéōs
Dative τῷ Αἰγεῖ
tôi Aigeî
Accusative τὸν Αἰγέᾱ
tòn Aigéā
Vocative Αἰγεῦ
Aigeû
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants
  • Greek: Αιγεύς (Aigéfs), Αιγέας (Aigéas)
  • Latin: Aegeus

References
  • Αἰγεύς in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 999
  • Pickering, J. (1847). A Comprehensive Lexicon of the Greek Language: Adapted to the Use of Colleges and Schools in the United States. United States: Wilkins, Carter, p. 24
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