ἄγνος

See also: αγνός and ἁγνός

Ancient Greek

ἄγνος illustrated in the Vienna Dioscurides

Etymology

From the adjective ἁγνός (hagnós, chaste)

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἄγνος • (ágnos) f (genitive ἄγνου); second declension

  1. chaste tree (Vitex agnus-castus)
    Synonym: λύγος (lúgos)
  2. Atlantic stargazer (Uranoscopus scaber)
    Synonyms: καλλιώνυμος (kalliṓnumos), οὐρανοσκόπος (ouranoskópos)
  3. type of bird

Usage notes

The branches of the chaste tree were strewn by young women on their beds at the Thesmophoria. The notion of chastity was an association from the word's similarity to ἁγνός (hagnós, chaste).

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old Armenian: հագնի (hagni)

Further reading

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