ταλαίπωρος
Ancient Greek
Etymology
τάλας (tálas, “suffering”) + πορεύω (poreúō, “to go”)
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ta.lǎi̯.pɔː.ros/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /taˈlɛ.po.ros/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /taˈlɛ.po.ros/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /taˈle.po.ros/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /taˈle.po.ros/
Adjective
τᾰλαίπωρος • (tălaípōros) m or f (neuter τᾰλαίπωρον); second declension
Inflection
| Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case/Gender | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | ||||||||
| Nominative | τᾰλαίπωρος tălaípōros |
τᾰλαίπωρον tălaípōron |
τᾰλαιπώρω tălaipṓrō |
τᾰλαιπώρω tălaipṓrō |
τᾰλαίπωροι tălaípōroi |
τᾰλαίπωρᾰ tălaípōră | ||||||||
| Genitive | τᾰλαιπώρου tălaipṓrou |
τᾰλαιπώρου tălaipṓrou |
τᾰλαιπώροιν tălaipṓroin |
τᾰλαιπώροιν tălaipṓroin |
τᾰλαιπώρων tălaipṓrōn |
τᾰλαιπώρων tălaipṓrōn | ||||||||
| Dative | τᾰλαιπώρῳ tălaipṓrōi |
τᾰλαιπώρῳ tălaipṓrōi |
τᾰλαιπώροιν tălaipṓroin |
τᾰλαιπώροιν tălaipṓroin |
τᾰλαιπώροις tălaipṓrois |
τᾰλαιπώροις tălaipṓrois | ||||||||
| Accusative | τᾰλαίπωρον tălaípōron |
τᾰλαίπωρον tălaípōron |
τᾰλαιπώρω tălaipṓrō |
τᾰλαιπώρω tălaipṓrō |
τᾰλαιπώρους tălaipṓrous |
τᾰλαίπωρᾰ tălaípōră | ||||||||
| Vocative | τᾰλαίπωρε tălaípōre |
τᾰλαίπωρον tălaípōron |
τᾰλαιπώρω tălaipṓrō |
τᾰλαιπώρω tălaipṓrō |
τᾰλαίπωροι tălaípōroi |
τᾰλαίπωρᾰ tălaípōră | ||||||||
| Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
| τᾰλαιπώρως tălaipṓrōs |
τᾰλαιπωρότερος tălaipōróteros |
τᾰλαιπωρότᾰτος tălaipōrótătos | ||||||||||||
| Notes: |
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Derived terms
- ἀταλαίπωρος (atalaípōros)
- τᾰλαιπωρέω (tălaipōréō)
- τᾰλαιπωρῐ́ᾱ (tălaipōrĭ́ā)
- τᾰλαιπωρῐκός (tălaipōrĭkós)
Further reading
- “ταλαίπωρος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ταλαίπωρος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ταλαίπωρος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- G5005 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- disconsolate idem, page 230.
- dismal idem, page 235.
- doleful idem, page 246.
- forlorn idem, page 338.
- hapless idem, page 384.
- heart-broken idem, page 392.
- jaded idem, page 461.
- melancholy idem, page 524.
- miserable idem, page 533.
- moping idem, page 540.
- mournful idem, page 544.
- piteous idem, page 615.
- poor idem, page 626.
- sad idem, page 730.
- sorrowful idem, page 795.
- suffering idem, page 835.
- tearful idem, page 859.
- tragic idem, page 886.
- unfortunate idem, page 918.
- unhappy idem, page 920.
- weary idem, page 970.
- woeful idem, page 986.
- wretched idem, page 993.
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ταλαίπωρος (talaípōros).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /taˈlepoɾos/
- Hyphenation: τα‧λαί‧πω‧ρος
Adjective
ταλαίπωρος • (talaíporos) m (feminine ταλαίπωρη, neuter ταλαίπωρο)
- poor, miserable, wretched (very sad, ill, or poor)
- Ο παππούς ο ταλαίπωρος δεν μπορεί πια να περπατήσει.
- O pappoús o talaíporos den boreí pia na perpatísei.
- Grandad, the poor thing, can no longer walk.
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | ταλαίπωρος (talaíporos) | ταλαίπωρη (talaípori) | ταλαίπωρο (talaíporo) | ταλαίπωροι (talaíporoi) | ταλαίπωρες (talaípores) | ταλαίπωρα (talaípora) | |
| genitive | ταλαίπωρου (talaíporou) | ταλαίπωρης (talaíporis) | ταλαίπωρου (talaíporou) | ταλαίπωρων (talaíporon) | ταλαίπωρων (talaíporon) | ταλαίπωρων (talaíporon) | |
| accusative | ταλαίπωρο (talaíporo) | ταλαίπωρη (talaípori) | ταλαίπωρο (talaíporo) | ταλαίπωρους (talaíporous) | ταλαίπωρες (talaípores) | ταλαίπωρα (talaípora) | |
| vocative | ταλαίπωρε (talaípore) | ταλαίπωρη (talaípori) | ταλαίπωρο (talaíporo) | ταλαίπωροι (talaíporoi) | ταλαίπωρες (talaípores) | ταλαίπωρα (talaípora) | |
Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο ταλαίπωρος, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο ταλαίπωρος, etc.)
Synonyms
- (poor, wretched): καημένος (kaïménos), κακομοίρης (kakomoíris)
Derived terms
- ταλαιπωρία f (talaiporía, “suffering, hardship”)
- ταλαιπωρώ (talaiporó, “to burden, to make suffer”)