Αἰγαῖον

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Ellipsis of Αἰγαῖον πέλαγος (Aigaîon pélagos), from Αἰγαῖος (Aigaîos, “Aegean”).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Αἰγαῖον • (Aigaîon) n (genitive Αἰγαίου); second declension

  1. Aegean Sea (a sea in the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea)

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ Αἰγαῖον; τοῦ Αἰγαίου (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative τὸ Αἰγαῖον
tò Aigaîon
Genitive τοῦ Αἰγαίου
toû Aigaíou
Dative τῷ Αἰγαίῳ
tōî Aigaíōi
Accusative τὸ Αἰγαῖον
tò Aigaîon
Vocative Αἰγαῖον
Aigaîon
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • Greek: Αιγαίον (Aigaíon); Αιγαίο (Aigaío)
  • Latin: Aegaeum
  • Turkish: Ege

References

  • “Αἰγαῖος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 999
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