αἰγυπιός

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

αἰγίποψ (aigípops)

Etymology

The comparison with Sanskrit ऋजिप्य (ṛjipya, “epithet of falcon”) is formally difficult; influence by αἴξ (aíx, “goat”) and γύψ (gúps, “vulture”) has been assumed, but this seems unlikely. The presence of the alternative form and the suffix -οπ- lead to a Pre-Greek origin.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ai̯.ɡy.pi.ós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɛ.ɡy.piˈos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɛ.ʝy.piˈos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e.ʝy.piˈos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.ʝi.piˈos/

Noun

αἰγῠπῐός • (aigŭpĭós) m (genitive αἰγῠπῐοῦ); second declension

vulture
Synonyms: γύψ (gúps), τόργος (tórgos)

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ αἰγῠπῐός; τοῦ αἰγῠπῐοῦ (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ αἰγῠπῐός ho aigŭpĭós	τὼ αἰγῠπῐώ tṑ aigŭpĭṓ	οἱ αἰγῠπῐοί hoi aigŭpĭoí
Genitive	τοῦ αἰγῠπῐοῦ toû aigŭpĭoû	τοῖν αἰγῠπῐοῖν toîn aigŭpĭoîn	τῶν αἰγῠπῐῶν tôn aigŭpĭôn
Dative	τῷ αἰγῠπῐῷ tōî aigŭpĭōî	τοῖν αἰγῠπῐοῖν toîn aigŭpĭoîn	τοῖς αἰγῠπῐοῖς toîs aigŭpĭoîs
Accusative	τὸν αἰγῠπῐόν tòn aigŭpĭón	τὼ αἰγῠπῐώ tṑ aigŭpĭṓ	τοὺς αἰγῠπῐούς toùs aigŭpĭoús
Vocative	αἰγῠπῐέ aigŭpĭé	αἰγῠπῐώ aigŭpĭṓ	αἰγῠπῐοί aigŭpĭoí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

→ Italian: gheppio
→ Translingual: Aegypius