Αἰγαῖον

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Αἰγαῖος (Aigaîos)

Etymology

Ellipsis of Αἰγαῖον πέλαγος (Aigaîon pélagos), from Αἰγαῖος (Aigaîos, “Aegean”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ai̯.ɡâi̯.on/ → /ɛˈʝɛ.on/ → /eˈʝe.on/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ai̯.ɡâi̯.on/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɛˈɡɛ.on/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɛˈʝɛ.on/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /eˈʝe.on/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /eˈʝe.on/

Proper noun

Αἰγαῖον • (Aigaîon) n (genitive Αἰγαίου); second declension

1. Aegean Sea (a sea in the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea)

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ Αἰγαῖον; τοῦ Αἰγαίου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	τὸ Αἰγαῖον tò Aigaîon
Genitive	τοῦ Αἰγαίου toû Aigaíou
Dative	τῷ Αἰγαίῳ tôi Aigaíōi
Accusative	τὸ Αἰγαῖον tò Aigaîon
Vocative	Αἰγαῖον Aigaîon
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Αιγαίον (Aigaíon); Αιγαίο (Aigaío)
• Latin: Aegaeum
• Turkish: Ege

References

• “Αἰγαῖος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 999