Ἀντίγονος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ᾰ̓ντῐ- (anti-, “against; comparable to”) +‎ γόνος (gónos, “offspring; lineage, begetting”): "worthy of his father".

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Ἀντῐ́γονος • (Antígonos) m (genitive Ἀντῐγόνου); second declension

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Antigonus

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: Αντίγονος (Antígonos)
  • → Latin: Antigonus
  • → Akkadian: 𒀭𒋾𒄖𒉡𒊺𒄷𒋢 (an-ti-gu-nu-us-su)

References

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