Ἀκράγας

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Uncertain, possibly Pre-Greek. Compare the morphology of Ancient Greek Γίγᾱς (Gígās).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Ἀκράγᾱς • (Akrágās) m (genitive Ἀκράγαντος); third declension

  1. Acragas, Agrigentum, Agrigento (a city in Sicily, Italy)

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Ἀκρᾰ́γᾱς; τοῦ Ἀκρᾰ́γᾰντος (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ὁ Ἀκρᾰ́γᾱς
ho Akrắgās
Genitive τοῦ Ἀκρᾰ́γᾰντος
toû Akrắgăntos
Dative τῷ Ἀκρᾰ́γᾰντῐ
tōî Akrắgăntĭ
Accusative τὸν Ἀκρᾰ́γᾰντᾰ
tòn Akrắgăntă
Vocative Ἀκρᾰ́γᾰν
Akrắgăn
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • Ἀκραγαντῖνος (Akragantînos)

Descendants

  • Arabic: كِرْكَنْت (kirkant), جِرْجَنْت (jirjant)
  • Greek: Ακράγας (Akrágas), Ακράγαντας (Akrágantas)
  • Latin: Agrigentum

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