ἐννοσίγαιος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἔνοσις (énosis, “shaking, quake”) +‎ γαῖα (gaîa, “earth”); the double νν (nn) serves to make the first syllable heavy, as the oldest form was *ἐνϝοσίγαιος (*enwosígaios) with the first syllable closed.

Compare Mycenaean Greek 𐀁𐀚𐀯𐀅𐀃𐀚 (e-ne-si-da-o-ne).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /en.no.sí.ɡai̯.os/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /en.noˈsi.ɡɛ.os/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /en.noˈsi.ʝɛ.os/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /en.noˈsi.ʝe.os/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.noˈsi.ʝe.os/

Adjective

ἐννοσίγαιος • (ennosígaios) m or f (neuter ἐννοσίγαιον); second declension

(Epic) earthshaking (epithet of Poseidon)
Synonym: ἐνοσίχθων (enosíkhthōn)

Declension

Second declension of ἐννοσίγαιος; ἐννοσίγαιον (Epic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἐννοσίγαιος ennosígaios	ἐννοσίγαιον ennosígaion	ἐννοσιγαίω ennosigaíō	ἐννοσιγαίω ennosigaíō	ἐννοσίγαιοι ennosígaioi	ἐννοσίγαιᾰ ennosígaiă
Genitive	ἐννοσιγαίου / ἐννοσιγαιοῖο / ἐννοσιγαίοιο / ἐννοσιγαιόο / ἐννοσιγαίοο ennosigaíou / ennosigaioîo / ennosigaíoio / ennosigaióo / ennosigaíoo	ἐννοσιγαίου / ἐννοσιγαιοῖο / ἐννοσιγαίοιο / ἐννοσιγαιόο / ἐννοσιγαίοο ennosigaíou / ennosigaioîo / ennosigaíoio / ennosigaióo / ennosigaíoo	ἐννοσιγαίοιν / ἐννοσιγαίοιῐν ennosigaíoi(ĭ)n	ἐννοσιγαίοιν / ἐννοσιγαίοιῐν ennosigaíoi(ĭ)n	ἐννοσιγαίων ennosigaíōn	ἐννοσιγαίων ennosigaíōn
Dative	ἐννοσιγαίῳ ennosigaíōi	ἐννοσιγαίῳ ennosigaíōi	ἐννοσιγαίοιν / ἐννοσιγαίοιῐν ennosigaíoi(ĭ)n	ἐννοσιγαίοιν / ἐννοσιγαίοιῐν ennosigaíoi(ĭ)n	ἐννοσιγαίοισῐ / ἐννοσιγαίοισῐν / ἐννοσιγαίοις ennosigaíoisĭ(n) / ennosigaíois	ἐννοσιγαίοισῐ / ἐννοσιγαίοισῐν / ἐννοσιγαίοις ennosigaíoisĭ(n) / ennosigaíois
Accusative	ἐννοσίγαιον ennosígaion	ἐννοσίγαιον ennosígaion	ἐννοσιγαίω ennosigaíō	ἐννοσιγαίω ennosigaíō	ἐννοσιγαίους ennosigaíous	ἐννοσίγαιᾰ ennosígaiă
Vocative	ἐννοσίγαιε ennosígaie	ἐννοσίγαιον ennosígaion	ἐννοσιγαίω ennosigaíō	ἐννοσιγαίω ennosigaíō	ἐννοσίγαιοι ennosígaioi	ἐννοσίγαιᾰ ennosígaiă
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	ἐννοσιγαίως ennosigaíōs		ἐννοσιγαιότερος ennosigaióteros		ἐννοσιγαιότᾰτος ennosigaiótătos
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Descendants

→ English: earthshaking, earth-shaking (calque)