ἀνδρόγυνος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”) +‎ γυνή (gunḗ, “woman”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /an.dró.ɡy.nos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /anˈdro.ɡy.nos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /anˈdro.ʝy.nos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /anˈdro.ʝy.nos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /anˈdro.ʝi.nos/

Adjective

ᾰ̓νδρόγῠνος • (ăndrógŭnos) m or f (neuter ᾰ̓νδρόγῠνον); second declension

(in masculine, substantive)
1. hermaphrodite
2. a man who is womanish, effeminate
3. pathic, bottom
common to men and women
(in neuter, substantive, Byzantine law) matrimony

Inflection

Second declension of ᾰ̓νδρόγῠνος; ᾰ̓νδρόγῠνον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ᾰ̓νδρόγῠνος ăndrógŭnos	ᾰ̓νδρόγῠνον ăndrógŭnon	ᾰ̓νδρογῠ́νω ăndrogŭ́nō	ᾰ̓νδρογῠ́νω ăndrogŭ́nō	ᾰ̓νδρόγῠνοι ăndrógŭnoi	ᾰ̓νδρόγῠνᾰ ăndrógŭnă
Genitive	ᾰ̓νδρογῠ́νου ăndrogŭ́nou	ᾰ̓νδρογῠ́νου ăndrogŭ́nou	ᾰ̓νδρογῠ́νοιν ăndrogŭ́noin	ᾰ̓νδρογῠ́νοιν ăndrogŭ́noin	ᾰ̓νδρογῠ́νων ăndrogŭ́nōn	ᾰ̓νδρογῠ́νων ăndrogŭ́nōn
Dative	ᾰ̓νδρογῠ́νῳ ăndrogŭ́nōi	ᾰ̓νδρογῠ́νῳ ăndrogŭ́nōi	ᾰ̓νδρογῠ́νοιν ăndrogŭ́noin	ᾰ̓νδρογῠ́νοιν ăndrogŭ́noin	ᾰ̓νδρογῠ́νοις ăndrogŭ́nois	ᾰ̓νδρογῠ́νοις ăndrogŭ́nois
Accusative	ᾰ̓νδρόγῠνον ăndrógŭnon	ᾰ̓νδρόγῠνον ăndrógŭnon	ᾰ̓νδρογῠ́νω ăndrogŭ́nō	ᾰ̓νδρογῠ́νω ăndrogŭ́nō	ᾰ̓νδρογῠ́νους ăndrogŭ́nous	ᾰ̓νδρόγῠνᾰ ăndrógŭnă
Vocative	ᾰ̓νδρόγῠνε ăndrógŭne	ᾰ̓νδρόγῠνον ăndrógŭnon	ᾰ̓νδρογῠ́νω ăndrogŭ́nō	ᾰ̓νδρογῠ́νω ăndrogŭ́nō	ᾰ̓νδρόγῠνοι ăndrógŭnoi	ᾰ̓νδρόγῠνᾰ ăndrógŭnă
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	ᾰ̓νδρογῠ́νως ăndrogŭ́nōs		ᾰ̓νδρογῠνώτερος ăndrogŭnṓteros		ᾰ̓νδρογῠνώτᾰτος ăndrogŭnṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

ἀνδρογύναιος (androgúnaios)
ἀνδρογυνοχωριστής (androgunokhōristḗs)

Descendants

Greek: ανδρόγυνος (andrógynos)
→ Latin: androgynus
→ Hebrew: אַנְדְּרוֹגִינוֹס (andróginos)

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading