Ἀργυννίς

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Ἀργουνίς (Argounís)

Etymology

From ἄργῠρος (árguros, “silver”) or ἀργός (argós, “shing white, brilliant”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- (“brilliant white”). Cognate of Sanskrit अर्जुन (árjuna).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ar.ɡyn.nís/ → /ar.ʝynˈnis/ → /ar.ʝiˈnis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ar.ɡyn.nís/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ar.ɡynˈnis/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ar.ʝynˈnis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ar.ʝynˈnis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ar.ʝiˈnis/

Proper noun

Ἀργῠννῐ́ς • (Argunnís) f (genitive Ἀργῠννῐ́δος); third declension

1. an epithet for Aphrodite used at one of her temples, Ἀργύννιον (Argúnnion), in Boeotia
   • Phanocl. 5
   • c. 6th century CE, Stephanus Byzantius, Ethnica

Declension

Third declension of ἡ Ἀργῠννῐ́ς; τῆς Ἀργῠννῐ́δος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Ἀργῠννῐ́ς hē Argunnís
Genitive	τῆς Ἀργῠννῐ́δος tês Argunnídos
Dative	τῇ Ἀργῠννῐ́δῐ têi Argunnídi
Accusative	τὴν Ἀργῠννῐ́δᾰ tḕn Argunnída
Vocative	Ἀργῠννῐ́ς Argunnís
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension. Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-ds.

Derived terms

• Ἀργύννιον (Argúnnion), Ἀργύνειον (Argúneion), Ἀργύννιος (Argúnnios)

Related terms

• Ἄργυννος (Árgunnos)

References

• Ἀργυννίς in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• Kölligan, Daniel. “Aphrodite of the dawn: indo-european heritage in greek divine epithets and theonyms.” Letras Clássicas 11.11 (2014): 105-134.