παλίμψηστος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πάλιν (pálin, “again”) +‎ ψάω (psáō, “to rub”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pa.límp.sɛːs.tos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /paˈlimp.se̝s.tos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /paˈlimp.sis.tos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /paˈlimp.sis.tos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /paˈlimp.sis.tos/

Adjective

πᾰλῐ́μψηστος • (pălĭ́mpsēstos) m or f (neuter πᾰλῐ́μψηστον); second declension

scratched or scraped again

Inflection

Second declension of πᾰλῐ́μψηστος; πᾰλῐ́μψηστον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	πᾰλῐ́μψηστος pălĭ́mpsēstos	πᾰλῐ́μψηστον pălĭ́mpsēston	πᾰλῐμψήστω pălĭmpsḗstō	πᾰλῐμψήστω pălĭmpsḗstō	πᾰλῐ́μψηστοι pălĭ́mpsēstoi	πᾰλῐ́μψηστᾰ pălĭ́mpsēstă
Genitive	πᾰλῐμψήστου pălĭmpsḗstou	πᾰλῐμψήστου pălĭmpsḗstou	πᾰλῐμψήστοιν pălĭmpsḗstoin	πᾰλῐμψήστοιν pălĭmpsḗstoin	πᾰλῐμψήστων pălĭmpsḗstōn	πᾰλῐμψήστων pălĭmpsḗstōn
Dative	πᾰλῐμψήστῳ pălĭmpsḗstōi	πᾰλῐμψήστῳ pălĭmpsḗstōi	πᾰλῐμψήστοιν pălĭmpsḗstoin	πᾰλῐμψήστοιν pălĭmpsḗstoin	πᾰλῐμψήστοις pălĭmpsḗstois	πᾰλῐμψήστοις pălĭmpsḗstois
Accusative	πᾰλῐ́μψηστον pălĭ́mpsēston	πᾰλῐ́μψηστον pălĭ́mpsēston	πᾰλῐμψήστω pălĭmpsḗstō	πᾰλῐμψήστω pălĭmpsḗstō	πᾰλῐμψήστους pălĭmpsḗstous	πᾰλῐ́μψηστᾰ pălĭ́mpsēstă
Vocative	πᾰλῐ́μψηστε pălĭ́mpsēste	πᾰλῐ́μψηστον pălĭ́mpsēston	πᾰλῐμψήστω pălĭmpsḗstō	πᾰλῐμψήστω pălĭmpsḗstō	πᾰλῐ́μψηστοι pălĭ́mpsēstoi	πᾰλῐ́μψηστᾰ pălĭ́mpsēstă
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	πᾰλῐμψήστως pălĭmpsḗstōs		πᾰλῐμψηστότερος pălĭmpsēstóteros		πᾰλῐμψηστότᾰτος pălĭmpsēstótătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

παλίμψηστον (palímpsēston)