Unexplained. It is called onomatopoeic by Claudius Aelianus after its cry. It could be a Pre-Greek word, in view of the suffix of the variant ἀτταγήν (attagḗn).
ἀττᾰγᾶς • (attăgâs) m (genitive ἀττᾰγᾶ); first declension
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ὁ ἀττᾰγᾶς ho attăgâs |
τὼ ἀττᾰγᾶ tṑ attăgâ |
οἱ ἀττᾰγαῖ hoi attăgaî | ||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ ἀττᾰγᾶ toû attăgâ |
τοῖν ἀττᾰγαῖν toîn attăgaîn |
τῶν ἀττᾰγῶν tôn attăgôn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῷ ἀττᾰγᾷ tôi attăgâi |
τοῖν ἀττᾰγαῖν toîn attăgaîn |
τοῖς ἀττᾰγαῖς toîs attăgaîs | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὸν ἀττᾰγᾶν tòn attăgân |
τὼ ἀττᾰγᾶ tṑ attăgâ |
τοὺς ἀττᾰγᾶς toùs attăgâs | ||||||||||
Vocative | ἀττᾰγᾶ attăgâ |
ἀττᾰγᾶ attăgâ |
ἀττᾰγαῖ attăgaî | ||||||||||
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