ἀγωνιστικός

See also: αγωνιστικός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Stem ἀγωνισ- from verb ἀγωνίζομαι (agōnízomai) + -τικός (-tikós), from ᾰ̓γών (agṓn, “competition”).^[1] Morphologically, ἀγωνιστ(ής) (agōnist(ḗs), “combatant, competitor”) +‎ -ικός (-ikós).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.ɡɔː.nis.ti.kós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.ɡo.nis.tiˈkos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.ɣo.nis.tiˈkos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.ɣo.nis.tiˈkos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.ɣo.nis.tiˈkos/

Adjective

ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκός • (agōnistikós) m (feminine ἀγωνῐστῐκή, neuter ἀγωνῐστῐκόν); first/second declension

fit for contest
1. (of physical strength as in games)
2. (especially in speaking, of debating style)
(figurative) masterly, impressive

Inflection

First and second declension of ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκός; ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκή; ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκός agōnistikós	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκή agōnistikḗ	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκόν agōnistikón	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκώ agōnistikṓ	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκᾱ́ agōnistikā́	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκώ agōnistikṓ	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκοί agōnistikoí	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκαί agōnistikaí	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκᾰ́ agōnistiká
Genitive	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκοῦ agōnistikoû	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκῆς agōnistikês	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκοῦ agōnistikoû	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκοῖν agōnistikoîn	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκαῖν agōnistikaîn	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκοῖν agōnistikoîn	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκῶν agōnistikôn	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκῶν agōnistikôn	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκῶν agōnistikôn
Dative	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκῷ agōnistikôi	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκῇ agōnistikêi	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκῷ agōnistikôi	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκοῖν agōnistikoîn	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκαῖν agōnistikaîn	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκοῖν agōnistikoîn	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκοῖς agōnistikoîs	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκαῖς agōnistikaîs	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκοῖς agōnistikoîs
Accusative	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκόν agōnistikón	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκήν agōnistikḗn	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκόν agōnistikón	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκώ agōnistikṓ	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκᾱ́ agōnistikā́	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκώ agōnistikṓ	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκούς agōnistikoús	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκᾱ́ς agōnistikā́s	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκᾰ́ agōnistiká
Vocative	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκέ agōnistiké	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκή agōnistikḗ	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκόν agōnistikón	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκώ agōnistikṓ	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκᾱ́ agōnistikā́	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκώ agōnistikṓ	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκοί agōnistikoí	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκαί agōnistikaí	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκᾰ́ agōnistiká
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκῶς agōnistikôs			ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκώτερος agōnistikṓteros			—
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

→ English: agonistic
→ French: agonistique
Greek: αγωνιστικός (agonistikós)

References

^ s.v. "αγώνας" - ἀγωνιστικός - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre