ἀγριέλαιος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἄγριος (ágrios, “wild”) +‎ ἐλαία (elaía, “olive”) +‎ -ος (-os).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.ɡri.é.lai̯.os/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.ɡriˈe.lɛ.os/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.ɣriˈe.lɛ.os/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.ɣriˈe.le.os/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.ɣriˈe.le.os/

Adjective

ᾰ̓γρῐέλαιος • (ăgrĭélaios) m or f (neuter ᾰ̓γρῐέλαιον); second declension

of a wild olive
- Palatine Anthology 9.237
(substantive) wild olive
- 300 BCE – 200 BCE, Theocritus, Collected Works 7.18
- 371 BCE – 287 BCE, Theophrastus, Enquiry into Plants 2.2.5
- New Testament, Epistle to the Romans 11:17

Inflection

Second declension of ᾰ̓γρῐέλαιος; ᾰ̓γρῐέλαιον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ᾰ̓γρῐέλαιος ăgrĭélaios	ᾰ̓γρῐέλαιον ăgrĭélaion	ᾰ̓γρῐελαίω ăgrĭelaíō	ᾰ̓γρῐελαίω ăgrĭelaíō	ᾰ̓γρῐέλαιοι ăgrĭélaioi	ᾰ̓γρῐέλαιᾰ ăgrĭélaiă
Genitive	ᾰ̓γρῐελαίου ăgrĭelaíou	ᾰ̓γρῐελαίου ăgrĭelaíou	ᾰ̓γρῐελαίοιν ăgrĭelaíoin	ᾰ̓γρῐελαίοιν ăgrĭelaíoin	ᾰ̓γρῐελαίων ăgrĭelaíōn	ᾰ̓γρῐελαίων ăgrĭelaíōn
Dative	ᾰ̓γρῐελαίῳ ăgrĭelaíōi	ᾰ̓γρῐελαίῳ ăgrĭelaíōi	ᾰ̓γρῐελαίοιν ăgrĭelaíoin	ᾰ̓γρῐελαίοιν ăgrĭelaíoin	ᾰ̓γρῐελαίοις ăgrĭelaíois	ᾰ̓γρῐελαίοις ăgrĭelaíois
Accusative	ᾰ̓γρῐέλαιον ăgrĭélaion	ᾰ̓γρῐέλαιον ăgrĭélaion	ᾰ̓γρῐελαίω ăgrĭelaíō	ᾰ̓γρῐελαίω ăgrĭelaíō	ᾰ̓γρῐελαίους ăgrĭelaíous	ᾰ̓γρῐέλαιᾰ ăgrĭélaiă
Vocative	ᾰ̓γρῐέλαιε ăgrĭélaie	ᾰ̓γρῐέλαιον ăgrĭélaion	ᾰ̓γρῐελαίω ăgrĭelaíō	ᾰ̓γρῐελαίω ăgrĭelaíō	ᾰ̓γρῐέλαιοι ăgrĭélaioi	ᾰ̓γρῐέλαιᾰ ăgrĭélaiă
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	ᾰ̓γρῐελαίως ăgrĭelaíōs		ᾰ̓γρῐελαιότερος ăgrĭelaióteros		ᾰ̓γρῐελαιότᾰτος ăgrĭelaiótătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Inflection

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