ἀγαυός

Etymology

Possibly related to ἀγάομαι (agáomai, “to admire”) (Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s (“great”)) or ἀγασθαί (agasthaí, “to wonder, look at”), from ἀ- (a-) + γηθέω (gēthéō, “rejoice”) (compare also γαῦρος (gaûros, “conceited, arrogant”)). But, due to the rare υό element, it may be Pre-Greek.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.ɡau̯.ós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.ɡaˈwos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.ɣaˈβos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.ɣaˈvos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.ɣaˈvos/

Adjective

ἀγαυός • (agauós) m (feminine ἀγαυή, neuter ἀγαυόν); first/second declension

noble, illustrious

Declension

More information Number, Singular ...

Number		Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἀγαυός agauós	ἀγαυή agauḗ	ἀγαυόν agauón		ἀγαυώ agauṓ	ἀγαυᾱ́ agauā́	ἀγαυώ agauṓ	ἀγαυοί agauoí	ἀγαυαί agauaí	ἀγαυᾰ́ agauắ
Genitive		ἀγαυοῦ agauoû	ἀγαυῆς agauês	ἀγαυοῦ agauoû		ἀγαυοῖν agauoîn	ἀγαυαῖν agauaîn	ἀγαυοῖν agauoîn	ἀγαυῶν agauôn	ἀγαυῶν agauôn	ἀγαυῶν agauôn
Dative		ἀγαυῷ agauôi	ἀγαυῇ agauêi	ἀγαυῷ agauôi		ἀγαυοῖν agauoîn	ἀγαυαῖν agauaîn	ἀγαυοῖν agauoîn	ἀγαυοῖς agauoîs	ἀγαυαῖς agauaîs	ἀγαυοῖς agauoîs
Accusative		ἀγαυόν agauón	ἀγαυήν agauḗn	ἀγαυόν agauón		ἀγαυώ agauṓ	ἀγαυᾱ́ agauā́	ἀγαυώ agauṓ	ἀγαυούς agauoús	ἀγαυᾱ́ς agauā́s	ἀγαυᾰ́ agauắ
Vocative		ἀγαυέ agaué	ἀγαυή agauḗ	ἀγαυόν agauón		ἀγαυώ agauṓ	ἀγαυᾱ́ agauā́	ἀγαυώ agauṓ	ἀγαυοί agauoí	ἀγαυαί agauaí	ἀγαυᾰ́ agauắ
Derived forms		Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
	ἀγαυῶς agauôs		ἀγαυότερος agauóteros		ἀγαυότᾰτος agauótătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First and second declension of ἀγαυός; ἀγαυή; ἀγαυόν (Attic)

Derived terms

Ἀγαύη (Agaúē)

References

Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Ἀγαυός”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.
Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN

Ancient Greek