ἄγυια

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

ᾰ̓γυιᾱ́ (aguiā́) (less frequent)

Etymology

Substantivized adjectival form, by ellipsis of ὁδός (hodós, “street”): “the leading way”. Probably a perfect participle of verb ᾰ̓́γω (ágō, “I lead”), as is ᾰ̓γηγοχυῖᾰ, but without the reduplication.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /á.ɡyː.a/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɡy.a/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɣy.a/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ʝy.a/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ʝi.a/

Noun

ᾰ̓γυιᾱ́ • (aguiā́) f (genitive ᾰ̓γυιᾶς); first declension

(usually in the plural) street, highway

Inflection

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Derived terms

ᾰ̓γυιαῖος (aguiaîos, “of streets or highways”)
ᾰ̓γυιᾱ́της m (aguiā́tēs, “inhabitant of streets, epithet of Apollo”)
ᾰ̓γυιᾶτις f (aguiâtis)
Ᾰ̓γυιεύς m (Aguieús, “epithet of Apollo”)
ᾰ̓γυιοπλαστέω (aguioplastéō, “build in streets or rows”)

Related terms

ἀγυιόπεζα f (aguiópeza, “mystical name for Pythagorean triad”)
ἄγυιος (águios, “without limbs”)

Descendants

Greek: αγυιά (agyiá) (Katharevousa)