Ukrainian

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Etymology

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А́вгій (Ávhij) +‎ -ів (-iv)

Pronunciation

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  • а́вгіїв: IPA(key): [ˈau̯ɦʲijiu̯]
  • авгі́їв: IPA(key): [ɐu̯ˈɦʲijiu̯] (non-standard but common)

Adjective

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а́вгіїв (ávhijiv)
авгі́їв (avhíjiv) (non-standard but common)

  1. (possessive) Augean

Usage notes

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Despite авгі́їв being closer to the original Greek word, а́вгіїв is considered to be the literary norm.

Declension

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or (non-standard)

Derived terms

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Further reading

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