ἄγονος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ἀ- (a-) +‎ γονή (gonḗ, “offspring”) +‎ -ος (-os).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /á.ɡo.nos/ → /ˈa.ɣo.nos/ → /ˈa.ɣo.nos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /á.ɡo.nos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɡo.nos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɣo.nos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɣo.nos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɣo.nos/

Adjective

ἄγονος • (ágonos) m or f (neuter ἄγονον); second declension

1. infertile, sterile, unfruitful
2. childless

Declension

Second declension of ἀ̆γονος; ἀ̆γονον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἀ̆γονος agonos	ἀ̆γονον agonon		ἀ̆γόνω agónō	ἀ̆γόνω agónō		ἀ̆γονοι agonoi	ἀ̆γονᾰ agona
Genitive		ἀ̆γόνου agónou	ἀ̆γόνου agónou		ἀ̆γόνοιν agónoin	ἀ̆γόνοιν agónoin		ἀ̆γόνων agónōn	ἀ̆γόνων agónōn
Dative		ἀ̆γόνῳ agónōi	ἀ̆γόνῳ agónōi		ἀ̆γόνοιν agónoin	ἀ̆γόνοιν agónoin		ἀ̆γόνοις agónois	ἀ̆γόνοις agónois
Accusative		ἀ̆γονον agonon	ἀ̆γονον agonon		ἀ̆γόνω agónō	ἀ̆γόνω agónō		ἀ̆γόνους agónous	ἀ̆γονᾰ agona
Vocative		ἀ̆γονε agone	ἀ̆γονον agonon		ἀ̆γόνω agónō	ἀ̆γόνω agónō		ἀ̆γονοι agonoi	ἀ̆γονᾰ agona
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ἀ̆γόνως agónōs			ἀ̆γονώτερος agonṓteros			ἀ̆γονώτᾰτος agonṓtatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

• “ἄγονος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press