αἴξ

See also: αιξ

Ancient Greek

Ancient Greek words related to “goats” (αἶγες):
αἱ αἶγες μηκῶνται – “The goats bleat.”
ὁ τράγος – “the he-goat”
ὁ ἔριφος – “the kid, young goat”

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *aíks, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyǵ- (goat). Cognates include Old Armenian այծ (ayc), Sanskrit एड (eḍa), and Albanian dhi.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

αἴξ • (aíx) m or f (genitive αἰγός); third declension

  1. she-goat
    Τὴν αἶγα ὁ τράγος ἀγαπᾷ.
    Tḕn aîga ho trágos agapâi.
    The billy goat loves the she-goat.
  2. a kind of waterfowl, possibly a goose
  3. In the plural: waves, surf
  4. (proper noun) the star Capella

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: αίγα (aíga), γίδι (gídi) (from diminutive)
  • Greek: αιξ f (aix) (Katharevousa)
  • Translingual: Aix

References

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