Αἰτωλός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From αἰτέω (aitéō, “I ask”) and λαός (laós, “people”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ai̯.tɔː.lós/ → /ɛ.toˈlos/ → /e.toˈlos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ai̯.tɔː.lós/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɛ.toˈlos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɛ.toˈlos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e.toˈlos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.toˈlos/

Proper noun

Αἰτωλός • (Aitōlós) m (genitive Αἰτωλοῦ); second declension

1. Aetolus

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Αἰτωλός; τοῦ Αἰτωλοῦ (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Αἰτωλός ho Aitōlós
Genitive	τοῦ Αἰτωλοῦ toû Aitōloû
Dative	τῷ Αἰτωλῷ tôi Aitōlôi
Accusative	τὸν Αἰτωλόν tòn Aitōlón
Vocative	Αἰτωλέ Aitōlé
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• Αἰτωλῐ́ᾱ (Aitōlíā)
• Αἰτωλῐκός (Aitōlikós)
• Αἰτωλῐ́ς (Aitōlís)

Noun

Αἰτωλός • (Aitōlós) m (genitive Αἰτωλοῦ); second declension

1. an inhabitant of Aetolia; an Aetolian

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Αἰτωλός; τοῦ Αἰτωλοῦ (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ Αἰτωλός ho Aitōlós	τὼ Αἰτωλώ tṑ Aitōlṓ	οἱ Αἰτωλοί hoi Aitōloí
Genitive	τοῦ Αἰτωλοῦ toû Aitōloû	τοῖν Αἰτωλοῖν toîn Aitōloîn	τῶν Αἰτωλῶν tôn Aitōlôn
Dative	τῷ Αἰτωλῷ tôi Aitōlôi	τοῖν Αἰτωλοῖν toîn Aitōloîn	τοῖς Αἰτωλοῖς toîs Aitōloîs
Accusative	τὸν Αἰτωλόν tòn Aitōlón	τὼ Αἰτωλώ tṑ Aitōlṓ	τοὺς Αἰτωλούς toùs Aitōloús
Vocative	Αἰτωλέ Aitōlé	Αἰτωλώ Aitōlṓ	Αἰτωλοί Aitōloí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Αιτωλός (Aitolós)
• Latin: Aetōlus

Further reading

• Αἰτωλός in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• “Αἰτωλός”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,000