Ἀγαύη

See also: ἀγαυή and Ἀγαυή

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ᾰ̓γαυή (ăgauḗ), the Epic feminine of ᾰ̓γαυός (ăgauós, “illustrious; noble”), with a stress shift.

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Ᾰ̓γαύη • (Ăgaúē) f (genitive Ᾰ̓γαύης); first declension (Attic, Ionic)

  1. (Greek mythology) a female given name, Agave, borne by several figures in Greek mythology

Declension

First declension of ἡ Ᾰ̓γαύη; τῆς Ᾰ̓γαύης (Attic, Ionic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ἡ Ᾰ̓γαύη
hē Ăgaúē
Genitive τῆς Ᾰ̓γαύης
tês Ăgaúēs
Dative τῇ Ᾰ̓γαύῃ
tēî Ăgaúēi
Accusative τὴν Ᾰ̓γαύην
tḕn Ăgaúēn
Vocative Ᾰ̓γαύη
Ăgaúē
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Descendants

Descendants
  • → Greek: Αγαύη (Agávi) (learned)
  • → Latin: Agavē

Further reading

  • “Ἀγαύη”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891), A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • Ἀγαύη in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2026)
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910), English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,000
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