ἀδευκής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + δεῦκος (deûkos, “sweetness”), thus "not sweet, bitter, cruel." Or possibly from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + δεύκει (deúkei, “he considers, ponders”), thus "unexpected" or "careless."

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.deu̯.kɛ̌ːs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.deʍˈke̝s/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.ðeɸˈcis/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.ðefˈcis/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.ðefˈcis/

Adjective

ἀδευκής • (adeukḗs) m or f (neuter ἀδευκές); third declension

(meaning uncertain; perhaps "not sweet; bitter; cruel")

Declension

Third declension of ἀδευκής; ἀδευκές (contracted, Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἀδευκής adeukḗs	ἀδευκές adeukés	ἀδευκεῖ adeukeî	ἀδευκεῖ adeukeî	ἀδευκεῖς adeukeîs	ἀδευκῆ adeukê
Genitive	ἀδευκοῦς adeukoûs	ἀδευκοῦς adeukoûs	ἀδευκοῖν adeukoîn	ἀδευκοῖν adeukoîn	ἀδευκῶν adeukôn	ἀδευκῶν adeukôn
Dative	ἀδευκεῖ adeukeî	ἀδευκεῖ adeukeî	ἀδευκοῖν adeukoîn	ἀδευκοῖν adeukoîn	ἀδευκέσῐ / ἀδευκέσῐν adeukésĭ(n)	ἀδευκέσῐ / ἀδευκέσῐν adeukésĭ(n)
Accusative	ἀδευκῆ adeukê	ἀδευκές adeukés	ἀδευκεῖ adeukeî	ἀδευκεῖ adeukeî	ἀδευκεῖς adeukeîs	ἀδευκῆ adeukê
Vocative	ἀδευκές adeukés	ἀδευκές adeukés	ἀδευκεῖ adeukeî	ἀδευκεῖ adeukeî	ἀδευκεῖς adeukeîs	ἀδευκῆ adeukê
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	ἀδευκῶς adeukôs		ἀδευκέστερος adeukésteros		ἀδευκέστᾰτος adeukéstătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

“ἀδευκής”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“ἀδευκής”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
“ἀδευκής”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
ἀδευκής in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
ἀδευκής in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
ἀδευκής in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)