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

 

• IPA^(key): /a.ɡɔː.nis.ti.kós/ → /a.ɣo.nis.tiˈkos/ → /a.ɣo.nis.tiˈkos/

• (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

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

Inflection

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
		ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκῶς agōnistikôs				ᾰ̓γωνῐστῐκώτερος agōnistikṓteros				—
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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

Descendants

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

References

1. 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

Further reading

• “ἀγωνιστικός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἀγωνιστικός”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ἀγωνιστικός in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἀγωνιστικός in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)