ἀγανός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.ɡa.nós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.ɡaˈnos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.ɣaˈnos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.ɣaˈnos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.ɣaˈnos/

Adjective

ᾰ̓γᾰνός • (ăgănós) m (feminine ᾰ̓γᾰνή, neuter ᾰ̓γᾰνόν); first/second declension

mild; gentle

Declension

First and second declension of ᾰ̓γᾰνός; ᾰ̓γᾰνή; ᾰ̓γᾰνόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ᾰ̓γᾰνός ăgănós	ᾰ̓γᾰνή ăgănḗ	ᾰ̓γᾰνόν ăgănón	ᾰ̓γᾰνώ ăgănṓ	ᾰ̓γᾰνᾱ́ ăgănā́	ᾰ̓γᾰνώ ăgănṓ	ᾰ̓γᾰνοί ăgănoí	ᾰ̓γᾰναί ăgănaí	ᾰ̓γᾰνᾰ́ ăgănắ
Genitive	ᾰ̓γᾰνοῦ ăgănoû	ᾰ̓γᾰνῆς ăgănês	ᾰ̓γᾰνοῦ ăgănoû	ᾰ̓γᾰνοῖν ăgănoîn	ᾰ̓γᾰναῖν ăgănaîn	ᾰ̓γᾰνοῖν ăgănoîn	ᾰ̓γᾰνῶν ăgănôn	ᾰ̓γᾰνῶν ăgănôn	ᾰ̓γᾰνῶν ăgănôn
Dative	ᾰ̓γᾰνῷ ăgănōî	ᾰ̓γᾰνῇ ăgănēî	ᾰ̓γᾰνῷ ăgănōî	ᾰ̓γᾰνοῖν ăgănoîn	ᾰ̓γᾰναῖν ăgănaîn	ᾰ̓γᾰνοῖν ăgănoîn	ᾰ̓γᾰνοῖς ăgănoîs	ᾰ̓γᾰναῖς ăgănaîs	ᾰ̓γᾰνοῖς ăgănoîs
Accusative	ᾰ̓γᾰνόν ăgănón	ᾰ̓γᾰνήν ăgănḗn	ᾰ̓γᾰνόν ăgănón	ᾰ̓γᾰνώ ăgănṓ	ᾰ̓γᾰνᾱ́ ăgănā́	ᾰ̓γᾰνώ ăgănṓ	ᾰ̓γᾰνούς ăgănoús	ᾰ̓γᾰνᾱ́ς ăgănā́s	ᾰ̓γᾰνᾰ́ ăgănắ
Vocative	ᾰ̓γᾰνέ ăgăné	ᾰ̓γᾰνή ăgănḗ	ᾰ̓γᾰνόν ăgănón	ᾰ̓γᾰνώ ăgănṓ	ᾰ̓γᾰνᾱ́ ăgănā́	ᾰ̓γᾰνώ ăgănṓ	ᾰ̓γᾰνοί ăgănoí	ᾰ̓γᾰναί ăgănaí	ᾰ̓γᾰνᾰ́ ăgănắ
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ᾰ̓γᾰνῶς ăgănôs			ᾰ̓γᾰνώτερος ăgănṓteros			ᾰ̓γᾰνώτᾰτος ăgănṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First and second declension of ᾰ̓γᾰνός; ᾰ̓γᾰνή; ᾰ̓γᾰνόν (Epic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ᾰ̓γᾰνός ăgănós	ᾰ̓γᾰνή ăgănḗ	ᾰ̓γᾰνόν ăgănón	ᾰ̓γᾰνώ ăgănṓ	ᾰ̓γᾰνᾱ́ ăgănā́	ᾰ̓γᾰνώ ăgănṓ	ᾰ̓γᾰνοί ăgănoí	ᾰ̓γᾰναί ăgănaí	ᾰ̓γᾰνᾰ́ ăgănắ
Genitive	ᾰ̓γᾰνοῖο ᾰ̓γᾰνόο ᾰ̓γᾰνοῦ ăgănoîo ăgănóo ăgănoû	ᾰ̓γᾰνῆς ăgănês	ᾰ̓γᾰνοῖο ᾰ̓γᾰνόο ᾰ̓γᾰνοῦ ăgănoîo ăgănóo ăgănoû	ᾰ̓γᾰνοῖῐ̈ν ăgănoîĭ̈n	ᾰ̓γᾰναῖῐ̈ν ăgănaîĭ̈n	ᾰ̓γᾰνοῖῐ̈ν ăgănoîĭ̈n	ᾰ̓γᾰνῶν ăgănôn	ᾰ̓γᾰνᾱ́ων ᾰ̓γᾰνέων ᾰ̓γᾰνῶν ăgănā́ōn ăgănéōn ăgănôn	ᾰ̓γᾰνῶν ăgănôn
Dative	ᾰ̓γᾰνῷ ăgănōî	ᾰ̓γᾰνῇ ăgănēî	ᾰ̓γᾰνῷ ăgănōî	ᾰ̓γᾰνοῖῐ̈ν ăgănoîĭ̈n	ᾰ̓γᾰναῖῐ̈ν ăgănaîĭ̈n	ᾰ̓γᾰνοῖῐ̈ν ăgănoîĭ̈n	ᾰ̓γᾰνοῖσῐ ᾰ̓γᾰνοῖσῐν ᾰ̓γᾰνοῖς ăgănoîsĭ(n) ăgănoîs	ᾰ̓γᾰνῇσῐ ᾰ̓γᾰνῇσῐν ᾰ̓γᾰνῇς ᾰ̓γᾰναῖς ăgănēîsĭ(n) ăgănēîs ăgănaîs	ᾰ̓γᾰνοῖσῐ ᾰ̓γᾰνοῖσῐν ᾰ̓γᾰνοῖς ăgănoîsĭ(n) ăgănoîs
Accusative	ᾰ̓γᾰνόν ăgănón	ᾰ̓γᾰνήν ăgănḗn	ᾰ̓γᾰνόν ăgănón	ᾰ̓γᾰνώ ăgănṓ	ᾰ̓γᾰνᾱ́ ăgănā́	ᾰ̓γᾰνώ ăgănṓ	ᾰ̓γᾰνούς ăgănoús	ᾰ̓γᾰνᾱ́ς ăgănā́s	ᾰ̓γᾰνᾰ́ ăgănắ
Vocative	ᾰ̓γᾰνέ ăgăné	ᾰ̓γᾰνή ăgănḗ	ᾰ̓γᾰνόν ăgănón	ᾰ̓γᾰνώ ăgănṓ	ᾰ̓γᾰνᾱ́ ăgănā́	ᾰ̓γᾰνώ ăgănṓ	ᾰ̓γᾰνοί ăgănoí	ᾰ̓γᾰναί ăgănaí	ᾰ̓γᾰνᾰ́ ăgănắ
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ᾰ̓γᾰνῶς ăgănôs			ᾰ̓γᾰνώτερος ăgănṓteros			ᾰ̓γᾰνώτᾰτος ăgănṓtătos
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

First and second declension of ᾰ̓γᾰνός; ᾰ̓γᾰνή; ᾰ̓γᾰνόν (Ionic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ᾰ̓γᾰνός ăgănós	ᾰ̓γᾰνή ăgănḗ	ᾰ̓γᾰνόν ăgănón	ᾰ̓γᾰνώ ăgănṓ	ᾰ̓γᾰνᾱ́ ăgănā́	ᾰ̓γᾰνώ ăgănṓ	ᾰ̓γᾰνοί ăgănoí	ᾰ̓γᾰναί ăgănaí	ᾰ̓γᾰνᾰ́ ăgănắ
Genitive	ᾰ̓γᾰνοῦ ăgănoû	ᾰ̓γᾰνῆς ăgănês	ᾰ̓γᾰνοῦ ăgănoû	ᾰ̓γᾰνοῖν ăgănoîn	ᾰ̓γᾰναῖν ăgănaîn	ᾰ̓γᾰνοῖν ăgănoîn	ᾰ̓γᾰνῶν ăgănôn	ᾰ̓γᾰνέων ᾰ̓γᾰνῶν ăgănéōn ăgănôn	ᾰ̓γᾰνῶν ăgănôn
Dative	ᾰ̓γᾰνῷ ăgănōî	ᾰ̓γᾰνῇ ăgănēî	ᾰ̓γᾰνῷ ăgănōî	ᾰ̓γᾰνοῖν ăgănoîn	ᾰ̓γᾰναῖν ăgănaîn	ᾰ̓γᾰνοῖν ăgănoîn	ᾰ̓γᾰνοῖσῐ ᾰ̓γᾰνοῖσῐν ăgănoîsĭ(n)	ᾰ̓γᾰνῇσῐ ᾰ̓γᾰνῇσῐν ăgănēîsĭ(n)	ᾰ̓γᾰνοῖσῐ ᾰ̓γᾰνοῖσῐν ăgănoîsĭ(n)
Accusative	ᾰ̓γᾰνόν ăgănón	ᾰ̓γᾰνήν ăgănḗn	ᾰ̓γᾰνόν ăgănón	ᾰ̓γᾰνώ ăgănṓ	ᾰ̓γᾰνᾱ́ ăgănā́	ᾰ̓γᾰνώ ăgănṓ	ᾰ̓γᾰνούς ăgănoús	ᾰ̓γᾰνᾱ́ς ăgănā́s	ᾰ̓γᾰνᾰ́ ăgănắ
Vocative	ᾰ̓γᾰνέ ăgăné	ᾰ̓γᾰνή ăgănḗ	ᾰ̓γᾰνόν ăgănón	ᾰ̓γᾰνώ ăgănṓ	ᾰ̓γᾰνᾱ́ ăgănā́	ᾰ̓γᾰνώ ăgănṓ	ᾰ̓γᾰνοί ăgănoí	ᾰ̓γᾰναί ăgănaí	ᾰ̓γᾰνᾰ́ ăgănắ
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ᾰ̓γᾰνῶς ăgănôs			ᾰ̓γᾰνώτερος ăgănṓteros			ᾰ̓γᾰνώτᾰτος ăgănṓtătos
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Descendants

Greek: αγανός (aganós)