ἄγριος

See also: άγριος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀγρός (agrós, “field, country”) +‎ -ιος (-ios, adjective suffix).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /á.ɡri.os/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɡri.os/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɣri.os/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɣri.os/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɣri.os/

Adjective

ἄγρῐος • (ágrios) m (feminine ἀγρίᾱ, neuter ἄγρῐον); first/second declension

Living in the open fields
(of plants or animals) wild (non-domesticated),
(of people or animals) wild, savage, violent, fierce
(of situations) cruel, harsh

Usage notes

Some writers treat ἄγριος as solely a second declension adjective, and so adjectives declined as masculine may be masculine or feminine.

Inflection

First and second declension of ἄγρῐος; ἀγρῐ́ᾱ; ἄγρῐον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἄγρῐος ágrios	ἀγρῐ́ᾱ agríā	ἄγρῐον ágrion	ἀγρῐ́ω agríō	ἀγρῐ́ᾱ agríā	ἀγρῐ́ω agríō	ἄγρῐοι ágrioi	ἄγρῐαι ágriai	ἄγρῐᾰ ágria
Genitive	ἀγρῐ́ου agríou	ἀγρῐ́ᾱς agríās	ἀγρῐ́ου agríou	ἀγρῐ́οιν agríoin	ἀγρῐ́αιν agríain	ἀγρῐ́οιν agríoin	ἀγρῐ́ων agríōn	ἀγρῐ́ων agríōn	ἀγρῐ́ων agríōn
Dative	ἀγρῐ́ῳ agríōi	ἀγρῐ́ᾳ agríāi	ἀγρῐ́ῳ agríōi	ἀγρῐ́οιν agríoin	ἀγρῐ́αιν agríain	ἀγρῐ́οιν agríoin	ἀγρῐ́οις agríois	ἀγρῐ́αις agríais	ἀγρῐ́οις agríois
Accusative	ἄγρῐον ágrion	ἀγρῐ́ᾱν agríān	ἄγρῐον ágrion	ἀγρῐ́ω agríō	ἀγρῐ́ᾱ agríā	ἀγρῐ́ω agríō	ἀγρῐ́ους agríous	ἀγρῐ́ᾱς agríās	ἄγρῐᾰ ágria
Vocative	ἄγρῐε ágrie	ἀγρῐ́ᾱ agríā	ἄγρῐον ágrion	ἀγρῐ́ω agríō	ἀγρῐ́ᾱ agríā	ἀγρῐ́ω agríō	ἄγρῐοι ágrioi	ἄγρῐαι ágriai	ἄγρῐᾰ ágria
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ἀγρῐ́ως agríōs			ἀγρῐώτερος agriṓteros			ἀγρῐώτᾰτος agriṓtatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Antonyms

ἥμερος (hḗmeros)

Derived terms

ἀγριέλαιος (agriélaios)

Descendants

Greek: άγριος (ágrios, “wild, fierce”)