Ἀμοργός
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- Ἀμοργία (Amorgía), Ἀμουργός (Amourgós), Ἄμοργος (Ámorgos), Ἀμόργιον (Amórgion)
Etymology
From ἀμοργίς (amorgís, “mallow stalks, kind of garment”) from ἀμέργω (amérgō, “to pluck, to pull”). The island was famed for its textitles
Pronunciation
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /a.morˈɡos/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /a.morˈɣos/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /a.morˈɣos/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /a.morˈɣos/
Proper noun
Ἀμοργός • (Amorgós) f (genitive Ἀμοργοῦ); second declension(Koine)
Inflection
Derived terms
- Ἀμοργῖνος (Amorgînos)
- Ἀμόργιος (Amórgios)
- Ἀμοργίτης (Amorgítēs)
Descendants
Further reading
- “Ἀμοργός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Ἀμοργός in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)