ἀγελαῖος

See also: αγελαίος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀγέλη (agélē, “herd”) +‎ -ιος (-ios, adjective suffix).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.ɡe.lâi̯.os/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.ɡɛˈlɛ.os/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.ɣeˈlɛ.os/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.ʝeˈle.os/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.ʝeˈle.os/

Adjective

ᾰ̓γελαῖος • (agelaîos) m (feminine ᾰ̓γελαίᾱ, neuter ᾰ̓γελαῖον); first/second declension

gregarious

Usage notes

Aristotle makes a distinction between this and πολιτικός (politikós, “social”); social animals (a subset of gregarious animals) work to a common end, while gregarious animals do not necessarily do so.

Declension

First and second declension of ἀγελαῖος; ἀγελαίᾱ; ἀγελαῖον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἀγελαῖος agelaîos	ἀγελαίᾱ agelaíā	ἀγελαῖον agelaîon	ἀγελαίω agelaíō	ἀγελαίᾱ agelaíā	ἀγελαίω agelaíō	ἀγελαῖοι agelaîoi	ἀγελαῖαι agelaîai	ἀγελαῖᾰ agelaîa
Genitive	ἀγελαίου agelaíou	ἀγελαίᾱς agelaíās	ἀγελαίου agelaíou	ἀγελαίοιν agelaíoin	ἀγελαίαιν agelaíain	ἀγελαίοιν agelaíoin	ἀγελαίων agelaíōn	ἀγελαίων agelaíōn	ἀγελαίων agelaíōn
Dative	ἀγελαίῳ agelaíōi	ἀγελαίᾳ agelaíāi	ἀγελαίῳ agelaíōi	ἀγελαίοιν agelaíoin	ἀγελαίαιν agelaíain	ἀγελαίοιν agelaíoin	ἀγελαίοις agelaíois	ἀγελαίαις agelaíais	ἀγελαίοις agelaíois
Accusative	ἀγελαῖον agelaîon	ἀγελαίᾱν agelaíān	ἀγελαῖον agelaîon	ἀγελαίω agelaíō	ἀγελαίᾱ agelaíā	ἀγελαίω agelaíō	ἀγελαίους agelaíous	ἀγελαίᾱς agelaíās	ἀγελαῖᾰ agelaîa
Vocative	ἀγελαῖε agelaîe	ἀγελαίᾱ agelaíā	ἀγελαῖον agelaîon	ἀγελαίω agelaíō	ἀγελαίᾱ agelaíā	ἀγελαίω agelaíō	ἀγελαῖοι agelaîoi	ἀγελαῖαι agelaîai	ἀγελαῖᾰ agelaîa
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ἀγελαίως agelaíōs			ἀγελαιότερος agelaióteros			ἀγελαιότᾰτος agelaiótatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension. The feminine often takes the form of the masculine.

Descendants

Greek: αγελαίος (agelaíos)