ἀρχαῖος

See also: αρχαίος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “beginning”) +‎ -ιος (-ios, adjective suffix).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ar.kʰâi̯.os/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /arˈkʰɛ.os/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /arˈçɛ.os/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /arˈçe.os/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /arˈçe.os/

Adjective

ᾰ̓ρχαῖος • (ărkhaîos) m (feminine ᾰ̓ρχαία, neuter ᾰ̓ρχαῖον); first/second declension

Pertaining to the beginning
ancient, primeval

Declension

First and second declension of ᾰ̓ρχαῖος; ᾰ̓ρχαίᾱ; ᾰ̓ρχαῖον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ᾰ̓ρχαῖος ărkhaîos	ᾰ̓ρχαίᾱ ărkhaíā	ᾰ̓ρχαῖον ărkhaîon	ᾰ̓ρχαίω ărkhaíō	ᾰ̓ρχαίᾱ ărkhaíā	ᾰ̓ρχαίω ărkhaíō	ᾰ̓ρχαῖοι ărkhaîoi	ᾰ̓ρχαῖαι ărkhaîai	ᾰ̓ρχαῖᾰ ărkhaîă
Genitive	ᾰ̓ρχαίου ărkhaíou	ᾰ̓ρχαίᾱς ărkhaíās	ᾰ̓ρχαίου ărkhaíou	ᾰ̓ρχαίοιν ărkhaíoin	ᾰ̓ρχαίαιν ărkhaíain	ᾰ̓ρχαίοιν ărkhaíoin	ᾰ̓ρχαίων ărkhaíōn	ᾰ̓ρχαίων ărkhaíōn	ᾰ̓ρχαίων ărkhaíōn
Dative	ᾰ̓ρχαίῳ ărkhaíōi	ᾰ̓ρχαίᾳ ărkhaíāi	ᾰ̓ρχαίῳ ărkhaíōi	ᾰ̓ρχαίοιν ărkhaíoin	ᾰ̓ρχαίαιν ărkhaíain	ᾰ̓ρχαίοιν ărkhaíoin	ᾰ̓ρχαίοις ărkhaíois	ᾰ̓ρχαίαις ărkhaíais	ᾰ̓ρχαίοις ărkhaíois
Accusative	ᾰ̓ρχαῖον ărkhaîon	ᾰ̓ρχαίᾱν ărkhaíān	ᾰ̓ρχαῖον ărkhaîon	ᾰ̓ρχαίω ărkhaíō	ᾰ̓ρχαίᾱ ărkhaíā	ᾰ̓ρχαίω ărkhaíō	ᾰ̓ρχαίους ărkhaíous	ᾰ̓ρχαίᾱς ărkhaíās	ᾰ̓ρχαῖᾰ ărkhaîă
Vocative	ᾰ̓ρχαῖε ărkhaîe	ᾰ̓ρχαίᾱ ărkhaíā	ᾰ̓ρχαῖον ărkhaîon	ᾰ̓ρχαίω ărkhaíō	ᾰ̓ρχαίᾱ ărkhaíā	ᾰ̓ρχαίω ărkhaíō	ᾰ̓ρχαῖοι ărkhaîoi	ᾰ̓ρχαῖαι ărkhaîai	ᾰ̓ρχαῖᾰ ărkhaîă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ᾰ̓ρχαίως ărkhaíōs			ᾰ̓ρχαιότερος ărkhaióteros			ᾰ̓ρχαιότᾰτος ărkhaiótătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

ἀρχαιολογίᾱ (arkhaiologíā)
ἀρχαιότης (arkhaiótēs)
ἀρχαιότροπος (arkhaiótropos)