ἀγωνιστής
See also: αγωνιστής
Ancient Greek
editEtymology
editFrom ἀγωνίζομαι (agōnízomai, “I contend for a prize”), from ἀγών (agṓn, “contest”), -τής (-tḗs, masculine agentive suffix).
Pronunciation
edit- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /a.ɡɔː.nis.tɛ̌ːs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /a.ɡo.nisˈte̝s/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /a.ɣo.nisˈtis/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /a.ɣo.nisˈtis/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /a.ɣo.nisˈtis/
Noun
editᾰ̓γωνῐστής • (agōnistḗs) m (genitive ᾰ̓γωνῐστοῦ); first declension
Inflection
editCase / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ὁ ᾰ̓γωνῐστής ho agōnistḗs |
τὼ ᾰ̓γωνῐστᾱ́ tṑ agōnistā́ |
οἱ ᾰ̓γωνῐσταί hoi agōnistaí | ||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ ᾰ̓γωνῐστοῦ toû agōnistoû |
τοῖν ᾰ̓γωνῐσταῖν toîn agōnistaîn |
τῶν ᾰ̓γωνῐστῶν tôn agōnistôn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῷ ᾰ̓γωνῐστῇ tôi agōnistêi |
τοῖν ᾰ̓γωνῐσταῖν toîn agōnistaîn |
τοῖς ᾰ̓γωνῐσταῖς toîs agōnistaîs | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὸν ᾰ̓γωνῐστήν tòn agōnistḗn |
τὼ ᾰ̓γωνῐστᾱ́ tṑ agōnistā́ |
τοὺς ᾰ̓γωνῐστᾱ́ς toùs agōnistā́s | ||||||||||
Vocative | ᾰ̓γωνῐστᾰ́ agōnistá |
ᾰ̓γωνῐστᾱ́ agōnistā́ |
ᾰ̓γωνῐσταί agōnistaí | ||||||||||
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Derived terms
edit- ἀνταγωνιστής (antagōnistḗs)
- πρωταγωνιστής (prōtagōnistḗs)
Descendants
edit- → English: agonistes, agonist
- Greek: αγωνιστής (agonistís)
- Old Armenian: ագոնիստայք (agonistaykʻ)
Further reading
edit- “ἀγωνιστής”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ἀγωνιστής”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ἀγωνιστής in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- ἀγωνιστής in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- combatant idem, page 144.
- competitor idem, page 151.
- debater idem, page 199.
- racer idem, page 667.