Ἀμόργης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Persian, possibly from *ʰUmargaʰ, from 𐎢 (u /⁠ʰu-⁠/, “good”) +‎ *margā (“meadow; herb”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.mór.ɡɛːs/ → /aˈmor.ʝis/ → /aˈmor.ʝis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.mór.ɡɛːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /aˈmor.ɡe̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /aˈmor.ʝis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /aˈmor.ʝis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /aˈmor.ʝis/

Proper noun

Ἀμόργης • (Amórgēs) m (genitive Ἀμόργου); third declension

1. a male given name from Old Persian: Amorges, son of Pissuthnes

Inflection

First declension of ὁ Ἀμόργης; τοῦ Ἀμόργου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Ἀμόργης ho Amórgēs
Genitive	τοῦ Ἀμόργου toû Amórgou
Dative	τῷ Ἀμόργῃ tôi Amórgēi
Accusative	τὸν Ἀμόργην tòn Amórgēn
Vocative	Ἀμόργη Amórgē
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Αμόργης (Amórgis)
• → Latin: Amorgēs

Further reading

• Ἀμόργης in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)