ἀτρύγετος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Traditionally said to be ἀ- (a-) +‎ τρυγάω (trugáō, “to harvest”) +‎ -τος (-tos), but Beekes calls this unlikely (it would produce Ionic ἀτρύγητος) and instead prefers the suggestion by Vine of un-dry-able.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.trý.ɡe.tos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /aˈtry.ɡe.tos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /aˈtry.ʝe.tos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /aˈtry.ʝe.tos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /aˈtri.ʝe.tos/

Adjective

ἀτρύγετος • (atrúgetos) m or f (neuter ἀτρύγετον); second declension

(chiefly Epic) traditionally said to mean barren, unharvestable (epithet of the sea and the sky)

Declension

Second declension of ἀτρῠ́γετος; ἀτρῠ́γετον (Epic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἀτρῠ́γετος atrŭ́getos	ἀτρῠ́γετον atrŭ́geton	ἀτρῠγέτω atrŭgétō	ἀτρῠγέτω atrŭgétō	ἀτρῠ́γετοι atrŭ́getoi	ἀτρῠ́γετᾰ atrŭ́getă
Genitive	ἀτρῠγέτου / ἀτρῠγετοῖο / ἀτρῠγέτοιο / ἀτρῠγετόο / ἀτρῠγέτοο atrŭgétou / atrŭgetoîo / atrŭgétoio / atrŭgetóo / atrŭgétoo	ἀτρῠγέτου / ἀτρῠγετοῖο / ἀτρῠγέτοιο / ἀτρῠγετόο / ἀτρῠγέτοο atrŭgétou / atrŭgetoîo / atrŭgétoio / atrŭgetóo / atrŭgétoo	ἀτρῠγέτοιν / ἀτρῠγέτοιῐν atrŭgétoi(ĭ)n	ἀτρῠγέτοιν / ἀτρῠγέτοιῐν atrŭgétoi(ĭ)n	ἀτρῠγέτων atrŭgétōn	ἀτρῠγέτων atrŭgétōn
Dative	ἀτρῠγέτῳ atrŭgétōi	ἀτρῠγέτῳ atrŭgétōi	ἀτρῠγέτοιν / ἀτρῠγέτοιῐν atrŭgétoi(ĭ)n	ἀτρῠγέτοιν / ἀτρῠγέτοιῐν atrŭgétoi(ĭ)n	ἀτρῠγέτοισῐ / ἀτρῠγέτοισῐν / ἀτρῠγέτοις atrŭgétoisĭ(n) / atrŭgétois	ἀτρῠγέτοισῐ / ἀτρῠγέτοισῐν / ἀτρῠγέτοις atrŭgétoisĭ(n) / atrŭgétois
Accusative	ἀτρῠ́γετον atrŭ́geton	ἀτρῠ́γετον atrŭ́geton	ἀτρῠγέτω atrŭgétō	ἀτρῠγέτω atrŭgétō	ἀτρῠγέτους atrŭgétous	ἀτρῠ́γετᾰ atrŭ́getă
Vocative	ἀτρῠ́γετε atrŭ́gete	ἀτρῠ́γετον atrŭ́geton	ἀτρῠγέτω atrŭgétō	ἀτρῠγέτω atrŭgétō	ἀτρῠ́γετοι atrŭ́getoi	ἀτρῠ́γετᾰ atrŭ́getă
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	ἀτρῠγέτως atrŭgétōs		ἀτρῠγετώτερος atrŭgetṓteros		ἀτρῠγετώτᾰτος atrŭgetṓtătos
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Descendants

> Greek: ατρύγητος (atrýgitos) (inherited)