See also: αγνός and ἁγνός

Ancient Greek edit

 
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ἄγνος illustrated in the Vienna Dioscurides

Etymology edit

From the adjective ἁγνός (hagnós, chaste)

Pronunciation edit

 

Noun edit

ἄγνος (ágnosf (genitive ἄγνου); second declension

  1. chaste tree (Vitex agnus-castus)
    Synonym: λύγος (lúgos)
  2. Atlantic stargazer (Uranoscopus scaber)
    Synonyms: καλλιώνυμος (kalliṓnumos), οὐρανοσκόπος (ouranoskópos)
  3. type of bird

Usage notes edit

The branches of the chaste tree were strewn by young women on their beds at the Thesmophoria. The notion of chastity was an association from the word's similarity to ἁγνός (hagnós, chaste).

Inflection edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Old Armenian: հագնի (hagni)

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