ἀγλαός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

According to Beekes, from earlier *ἀγλαϝός (*aglawós); further relations may include:

to ἀγάλλομαι (agállomai, “to delight in, exult”), γαλήνη (galḗnē, “stillness of the sea”), or
to ἀγανός (aganós, “mild, gentle”), ἀγαυός (agauós, “illustrious, noble”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /aː.ɡla.ós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.ɡlaˈos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.ɣlaˈos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.ɣlaˈos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.ɣlaˈos/

Adjective

ᾱ̓γλᾰός • (āglaós) m (feminine ᾱ̓γλᾰή, neuter ᾱ̓γλᾰόν); first/second declension

splendid, shining

Declension

First and second declension of ᾱ̓γλᾰός; ᾱ̓γλᾰή; ᾱ̓γλᾰόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ᾱ̓γλᾰός āglaós	ᾱ̓γλᾰή āglaḗ	ᾱ̓γλᾰόν āglaón	ᾱ̓γλᾰώ āglaṓ	ᾱ̓γλᾰᾱ́ āglaā́	ᾱ̓γλᾰώ āglaṓ	ᾱ̓γλᾰοί āglaoí	ᾱ̓γλᾰαί āglaaí	ᾱ̓γλᾰᾰ́ āglaá
Genitive	ᾱ̓γλᾰοῦ āglaoû	ᾱ̓γλᾰῆς āglaês	ᾱ̓γλᾰοῦ āglaoû	ᾱ̓γλᾰοῖν āglaoîn	ᾱ̓γλᾰαῖν āglaaîn	ᾱ̓γλᾰοῖν āglaoîn	ᾱ̓γλᾰῶν āglaôn	ᾱ̓γλᾰῶν āglaôn	ᾱ̓γλᾰῶν āglaôn
Dative	ᾱ̓γλᾰῷ āglaôi	ᾱ̓γλᾰῇ āglaêi	ᾱ̓γλᾰῷ āglaôi	ᾱ̓γλᾰοῖν āglaoîn	ᾱ̓γλᾰαῖν āglaaîn	ᾱ̓γλᾰοῖν āglaoîn	ᾱ̓γλᾰοῖς āglaoîs	ᾱ̓γλᾰαῖς āglaaîs	ᾱ̓γλᾰοῖς āglaoîs
Accusative	ᾱ̓γλᾰόν āglaón	ᾱ̓γλᾰήν āglaḗn	ᾱ̓γλᾰόν āglaón	ᾱ̓γλᾰώ āglaṓ	ᾱ̓γλᾰᾱ́ āglaā́	ᾱ̓γλᾰώ āglaṓ	ᾱ̓γλᾰούς āglaoús	ᾱ̓γλᾰᾱ́ς āglaā́s	ᾱ̓γλᾰᾰ́ āglaá
Vocative	ᾱ̓γλᾰέ āglaé	ᾱ̓γλᾰή āglaḗ	ᾱ̓γλᾰόν āglaón	ᾱ̓γλᾰώ āglaṓ	ᾱ̓γλᾰᾱ́ āglaā́	ᾱ̓γλᾰώ āglaṓ	ᾱ̓γλᾰοί āglaoí	ᾱ̓γλᾰαί āglaaí	ᾱ̓γλᾰᾰ́ āglaá
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ᾱ̓γλᾰῶς āglaôs			ᾱ̓γλᾰώτερος āglaṓteros			ᾱ̓γλᾰώτᾰτος āglaṓtatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

ἀγλαία (aglaía)
ἀγλαΐζω (aglaḯzō)
Ἀγλαονίκη (Aglaoníkē)
Αγλαόπη (Aglaópē)
Αγλαοφήμη (Aglaophḗmē)
Ἀγλαοφῶν (Aglaophôn)
Αγλαόφωνος (Aglaóphōnos)
ᾱ̓γλᾰοφῶτῐς (āglaophôtis)

Related terms

αἴγλη (aíglē)