ἀκέφαλος

See also: ακέφαλος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀ- (a-, privative alpha) +‎ κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”) +‎ -ος (-os).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.ké.pʰa.los/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /aˈke.pʰa.los/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /aˈce.ɸa.los/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /aˈce.fa.los/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /aˈce.fa.los/

Adjective

ᾰ̓κέφᾰλος • (ăképhălos) m or f (neuter ᾰ̓κέφᾰλον); second declension

headless
without beginning

Inflection

Second declension of ᾰ̓κέφᾰλος; ᾰ̓κέφᾰλον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ᾰ̓κέφᾰλος ăképhălos	ᾰ̓κέφᾰλον ăképhălon	ᾰ̓κεφᾰ́λω ăkephắlō	ᾰ̓κεφᾰ́λω ăkephắlō	ᾰ̓κέφᾰλοι ăképhăloi	ᾰ̓κέφᾰλᾰ ăképhălă
Genitive	ᾰ̓κεφᾰ́λου ăkephắlou	ᾰ̓κεφᾰ́λου ăkephắlou	ᾰ̓κεφᾰ́λοιν ăkephắloin	ᾰ̓κεφᾰ́λοιν ăkephắloin	ᾰ̓κεφᾰ́λων ăkephắlōn	ᾰ̓κεφᾰ́λων ăkephắlōn
Dative	ᾰ̓κεφᾰ́λῳ ăkephắlōi	ᾰ̓κεφᾰ́λῳ ăkephắlōi	ᾰ̓κεφᾰ́λοιν ăkephắloin	ᾰ̓κεφᾰ́λοιν ăkephắloin	ᾰ̓κεφᾰ́λοις ăkephắlois	ᾰ̓κεφᾰ́λοις ăkephắlois
Accusative	ᾰ̓κέφᾰλον ăképhălon	ᾰ̓κέφᾰλον ăképhălon	ᾰ̓κεφᾰ́λω ăkephắlō	ᾰ̓κεφᾰ́λω ăkephắlō	ᾰ̓κεφᾰ́λους ăkephắlous	ᾰ̓κέφᾰλᾰ ăképhălă
Vocative	ᾰ̓κέφᾰλε ăképhăle	ᾰ̓κέφᾰλον ăképhălon	ᾰ̓κεφᾰ́λω ăkephắlō	ᾰ̓κεφᾰ́λω ăkephắlō	ᾰ̓κέφᾰλοι ăképhăloi	ᾰ̓κέφᾰλᾰ ăképhălă
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	ᾰ̓κεφᾰ́λως ăkephắlōs		ᾰ̓κεφᾰλώτερος ăkephălṓteros		ᾰ̓κεφᾰλώτᾰτος ăkephălṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

Greek: ακέφαλος (akéfalos)
→ Latin: acephalus (see there for further descendants)