ἀγλαός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

According to Beekes, from earlier *ἀγλαϝός (*aglawós); further relations may include:

  • to ἀγάλλομαι (agállomai, to delight in, exult), γαλήνη (galḗnē, stillness of the sea), or
  • to ἀγανός (aganós, mild, gentle), ἀγαυός (agauós, illustrious, noble).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

ᾱ̓γλᾰός • (āglaós) m (feminine ᾱ̓γλᾰή, neuter ᾱ̓γλᾰόν); first/second declension

  1. splendid, shining

Declension

Derived terms

  • ἀγλαία (aglaía)
  • ἀγλαΐζω (aglaḯzō)
  • Ἀγλαονίκη (Aglaoníkē)
  • Αγλαόπη (Aglaópē)
  • Αγλαοφήμη (Aglaophḗmē)
  • Ἀγλαοφῶν (Aglaophôn)
  • Αγλαόφωνος (Aglaóphōnos)
  • ᾱ̓γλᾰοφῶτῐς (āglaophôtis)

Further reading

  • ἀγλαός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume I, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 13
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