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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From ἀγάλλομαι (agállomai, “to be proud, exult in”) + -μα (-ma).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /á.ɡal.ma/ → /ˈa.ɣal.ma/ → /ˈa.ɣal.ma/
Noun
ᾰ̓́γᾰλμᾰ • (ágalma) n (genitive ᾰ̓γᾰ́λμᾰτος); third declension
- honor, glory, pride, delight[1]
- a statue, a bust
Inflection
Descendants
References
Further reading
- “ἄγαλμα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ἄγαλμα”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ἄγαλμα in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
- ἄγαλμα in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- adornment idem, page 13.
- boast idem, page 86.
- bust idem, page 106.
- decoration idem, page 202.
- effigy idem, page 263.
- embellishment idem, page 267.
- figure idem, page 319.
- glory idem, page 363.
- honour idem, page 404.
- idol idem, page 414.
- image idem, page 416.
- jewel idem, page 463.
- light idem, page 490.
- ornament idem, page 580.
- painting idem, page 589.
- picture idem, page 611.
- pride idem, page 640.
- scene idem, page 738.
- sketch idem, page 780.
- statue idem, page 813.