ἀκιδνός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀκίς (akís, “sharp pain”) +‎ -νός (-nós).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.ki.dnós/ → /a.ciˈðnos/ → /a.ciˈðnos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.ki.dnós/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.kiˈdnos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.ciˈðnos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.ciˈðnos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.ciˈðnos/

Adjective

ἀκιδνός • (akidnós) m (feminine ἀκιδνή, neuter ἀκιδνόν); first/second declension

1. weak, feeble

   Synonym: ἀσθενής (asthenḗs)

Declension

First and second declension of ἀκιδνός; ἀκιδνή; ἀκιδνόν (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἀκιδνός akidnós	ἀκιδνή akidnḗ	ἀκιδνόν akidnón		ἀκιδνώ akidnṓ	ἀκιδνᾱ́ akidnā́	ἀκιδνώ akidnṓ		ἀκιδνοί akidnoí	ἀκιδναί akidnaí	ἀκιδνᾰ́ akidná
Genitive		ἀκιδνοῦ akidnoû	ἀκιδνῆς akidnês	ἀκιδνοῦ akidnoû		ἀκιδνοῖν akidnoîn	ἀκιδναῖν akidnaîn	ἀκιδνοῖν akidnoîn		ἀκιδνῶν akidnôn	ἀκιδνῶν akidnôn	ἀκιδνῶν akidnôn
Dative		ἀκιδνῷ akidnôi	ἀκιδνῇ akidnêi	ἀκιδνῷ akidnôi		ἀκιδνοῖν akidnoîn	ἀκιδναῖν akidnaîn	ἀκιδνοῖν akidnoîn		ἀκιδνοῖς akidnoîs	ἀκιδναῖς akidnaîs	ἀκιδνοῖς akidnoîs
Accusative		ἀκιδνόν akidnón	ἀκιδνήν akidnḗn	ἀκιδνόν akidnón		ἀκιδνώ akidnṓ	ἀκιδνᾱ́ akidnā́	ἀκιδνώ akidnṓ		ἀκιδνούς akidnoús	ἀκιδνᾱ́ς akidnā́s	ἀκιδνᾰ́ akidná
Vocative		ἀκιδνέ akidné	ἀκιδνή akidnḗ	ἀκιδνόν akidnón		ἀκιδνώ akidnṓ	ἀκιδνᾱ́ akidnā́	ἀκιδνώ akidnṓ		ἀκιδνοί akidnoí	ἀκιδναί akidnaí	ἀκιδνᾰ́ akidná
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		ἀκιδνῶς akidnôs				ἀκιδνότερος akidnóteros				ἀκιδνότᾰτος akidnótatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “ἀκιδνός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἀκιδνός”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “ἀκιδνός”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἀκιδνός in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἀκιδνός in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• ἀκιδνός in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)