ἀγλαός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

According to Beekes, from earlier *ἀγλαϝός (*aglawós); further relations may include:

to ἀγάλλομαι (agállomai, “to delight in, exult”), γαλήνη (galḗnē, “stillness of the sea”), or
to ἀγανός (aganós, “mild, gentle”), ἀγαυός (agauós, “illustrious, noble”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /aː.ɡla.ós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.ɡlaˈos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.ɣlaˈos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.ɣlaˈos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.ɣlaˈos/

Adjective

ᾱ̓γλᾰός • (āglăós) m (feminine ᾱ̓γλᾰή, neuter ᾱ̓γλᾰόν); first/second declension

splendid, shining

Declension

First and second declension of ᾱ̓γλᾰός; ᾱ̓γλᾰή; ᾱ̓γλᾰόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ᾱ̓γλᾰός āglăós	ᾱ̓γλᾰή āglăḗ	ᾱ̓γλᾰόν āglăón	ᾱ̓γλᾰώ āglăṓ	ᾱ̓γλᾰᾱ́ āglăā́	ᾱ̓γλᾰώ āglăṓ	ᾱ̓γλᾰοί āglăoí	ᾱ̓γλᾰαί āglăaí	ᾱ̓γλᾰᾰ́ āglăắ
Genitive	ᾱ̓γλᾰοῦ āglăoû	ᾱ̓γλᾰῆς āglăês	ᾱ̓γλᾰοῦ āglăoû	ᾱ̓γλᾰοῖν āglăoîn	ᾱ̓γλᾰαῖν āglăaîn	ᾱ̓γλᾰοῖν āglăoîn	ᾱ̓γλᾰῶν āglăôn	ᾱ̓γλᾰῶν āglăôn	ᾱ̓γλᾰῶν āglăôn
Dative	ᾱ̓γλᾰῷ āglăōî	ᾱ̓γλᾰῇ āglăēî	ᾱ̓γλᾰῷ āglăōî	ᾱ̓γλᾰοῖν āglăoîn	ᾱ̓γλᾰαῖν āglăaîn	ᾱ̓γλᾰοῖν āglăoîn	ᾱ̓γλᾰοῖς āglăoîs	ᾱ̓γλᾰαῖς āglăaîs	ᾱ̓γλᾰοῖς āglăoîs
Accusative	ᾱ̓γλᾰόν āglăón	ᾱ̓γλᾰήν āglăḗn	ᾱ̓γλᾰόν āglăón	ᾱ̓γλᾰώ āglăṓ	ᾱ̓γλᾰᾱ́ āglăā́	ᾱ̓γλᾰώ āglăṓ	ᾱ̓γλᾰούς āglăoús	ᾱ̓γλᾰᾱ́ς āglăā́s	ᾱ̓γλᾰᾰ́ āglăắ
Vocative	ᾱ̓γλᾰέ āglăé	ᾱ̓γλᾰή āglăḗ	ᾱ̓γλᾰόν āglăón	ᾱ̓γλᾰώ āglăṓ	ᾱ̓γλᾰᾱ́ āglăā́	ᾱ̓γλᾰώ āglăṓ	ᾱ̓γλᾰοί āglăoí	ᾱ̓γλᾰαί āglăaí	ᾱ̓γλᾰᾰ́ āglăắ
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ᾱ̓γλᾰῶς āglăôs			ᾱ̓γλᾰώτερος āglăṓteros			ᾱ̓γλᾰώτᾰτος āglăṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

ἀγλαία (aglaía)
ἀγλαΐζω (aglaḯzō)
Ἀγλαονίκη (Aglaoníkē)
Αγλαόπη (Aglaópē)
Αγλαοφήμη (Aglaophḗmē)
Ἀγλαοφῶν (Aglaophôn)
Αγλαόφωνος (Aglaóphōnos)
ᾱ̓γλᾰοφῶτῐς (āglăophôtĭs)

Related terms

αἴγλη (aíglē)