ἀγρός

See also: αγρός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

    From Proto-Hellenic *agrós, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros. Cognates include Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀒𐀫 (a-ko-ro), Latin ager, Sanskrit अज्र (ájra) and Old English æcer (English acre).

    Pronunciation

     

    Noun

    ᾰ̓γρός • (ăgrós) m (genitive ᾰ̓γροῦ); second declension (Epic, Attic, Ionic, Doric, Koine)

    1. field, land, countryside

    Inflection

    Second declension of ὁ ᾰ̓γρός; τοῦ ᾰ̓γροῦ (Attic)
    Case / # Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative ὁ ᾰ̓γρός
    ho ăgrós     		τὼ ᾰ̓γρώ
    tṑ ăgrṓ     		οἱ ᾰ̓γροί
    hoi ăgroí
    Genitive τοῦ ᾰ̓γροῦ
    toû ăgroû     		τοῖν ᾰ̓γροῖν
    toîn ăgroîn     		τῶν ᾰ̓γρῶν
    tôn ăgrôn
    Dative τῷ ᾰ̓γρῷ
    tōî ăgrōî     		τοῖν ᾰ̓γροῖν
    toîn ăgroîn     		τοῖς ᾰ̓γροῖς
    toîs ăgroîs
    Accusative τὸν ᾰ̓γρόν
    tòn ăgrón     		τὼ ᾰ̓γρώ
    tṑ ăgrṓ     		τοὺς ᾰ̓γρούς
    toùs ăgroús
    Vocative ᾰ̓γρέ
    ăgré     		ᾰ̓γρώ
    ăgrṓ     		ᾰ̓γροί
    ăgroí
    Notes:
    • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Greek: αγρός m (agrós, “field”)
    • ⇒ English: agronym

    Further reading

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