Αἴολος

See also: αἰόλος and Αίολος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From αἰόλος (aiólos, “moving, swift”), of uncertain origin: possibly from Proto-Hellenic *walwólos, from Proto-Indo-European *welwel-, reduplicative form of the root *welH- (“to turn”).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Αἴολος • (Aíolos) m (genitive Αἰόλου); second declension

  1. (Greek mythology) Aeolus

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Αἴολος; τοῦ Αἰόλου (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ὁ Αἴολος
ho Aíolos
Genitive τοῦ Αἰόλου
toû Aiólou
Dative τῷ Αἰόλῳ
tōî Aiólōi
Accusative τὸν Αἴολον
tòn Aíolon
Vocative Αἴολε
Aíole
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: Αίολος m (Aíolos)
  • → Latin: Aeolus (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

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