ἀλγεινός

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ἀλεγεινός (alegeinós) — Epic

Etymology

For *ἀλγεσνός, i.e. ἄλγος (álgos, “pain”) +‎ -νός (-nós).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /al.ɡeː.nós/ → /al.ʝiˈnos/ → /al.ʝiˈnos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /al.ɡeː.nós/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /al.ɡiˈnos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /al.ʝiˈnos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /al.ʝiˈnos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /al.ʝiˈnos/

Adjective

ἀλγεινός • (algeinós) m (feminine ἀλγεινή, neuter ἀλγεινόν); first/second declension

1. painful, grievous
2. feeling pain, suffering

Declension

First and second declension of ἀλγεινός; ἀλγεινή; ἀλγεινόν (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἀλγεινός algeinós	ἀλγεινή algeinḗ	ἀλγεινόν algeinón		ἀλγεινώ algeinṓ	ἀλγεινᾱ́ algeinā́	ἀλγεινώ algeinṓ		ἀλγεινοί algeinoí	ἀλγειναί algeinaí	ἀλγεινᾰ́ algeiná
Genitive		ἀλγεινοῦ algeinoû	ἀλγεινῆς algeinês	ἀλγεινοῦ algeinoû		ἀλγεινοῖν algeinoîn	ἀλγειναῖν algeinaîn	ἀλγεινοῖν algeinoîn		ἀλγεινῶν algeinôn	ἀλγεινῶν algeinôn	ἀλγεινῶν algeinôn
Dative		ἀλγεινῷ algeinôi	ἀλγεινῇ algeinêi	ἀλγεινῷ algeinôi		ἀλγεινοῖν algeinoîn	ἀλγειναῖν algeinaîn	ἀλγεινοῖν algeinoîn		ἀλγεινοῖς algeinoîs	ἀλγειναῖς algeinaîs	ἀλγεινοῖς algeinoîs
Accusative		ἀλγεινόν algeinón	ἀλγεινήν algeinḗn	ἀλγεινόν algeinón		ἀλγεινώ algeinṓ	ἀλγεινᾱ́ algeinā́	ἀλγεινώ algeinṓ		ἀλγεινούς algeinoús	ἀλγεινᾱ́ς algeinā́s	ἀλγεινᾰ́ algeiná
Vocative		ἀλγεινέ algeiné	ἀλγεινή algeinḗ	ἀλγεινόν algeinón		ἀλγεινώ algeinṓ	ἀλγεινᾱ́ algeinā́	ἀλγεινώ algeinṓ		ἀλγεινοί algeinoí	ἀλγειναί algeinaí	ἀλγεινᾰ́ algeiná
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		ἀλγεινῶς algeinôs				ἀλγίων / ἀλγεινότερος algíōn / algeinóteros				ἄλγιστος / ἀλγεινότατος álgistos / algeinótatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• τῷ δ’ ἄλγιον (tôi d’ álgion, “so much the worse”)

Descendants

• Greek: αλγεινός (algeinós)

Further reading

• “ἀλγεινός”, 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.
  • annoying idem, page 31.
  • bitter idem, page 80.
  • distressing idem, page 242.
  • grievous idem, page 373.
  • harrowing idem, page 387.
  • heavy idem, page 393.
  • lamentable idem, page 474.
  • miserable idem, page 533.
  • torturing idem, page 884.