ἀκριτόμυθος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἄκριτος (ákritos) +‎ μῦθος (mûthos).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.kri.tó.myː.tʰos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.kriˈto.my.tʰos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.kriˈto.my.θos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.kriˈto.my.θos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.kriˈto.mi.θos/

Adjective

ἀκρῐτόμῡθος • (akrĭtómūthos) m or f (neuter ἀκρῐτόμῡθον); second declension

confused, indiscriminate, reckless speech
difficult to decipher, understand, interpret, comprehend

Declension

Second declension of ᾰ̓κρῐτόμῡθος; ᾰ̓κρῐτόμῡθον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ᾰ̓κρῐτόμῡθος ăkrĭtómūthos	ᾰ̓κρῐτόμῡθον ăkrĭtómūthon	ᾰ̓κρῐτομῡ́θω ăkrĭtomū́thō	ᾰ̓κρῐτομῡ́θω ăkrĭtomū́thō	ᾰ̓κρῐτόμῡθοι ăkrĭtómūthoi	ᾰ̓κρῐτόμῡθᾰ ăkrĭtómūthă
Genitive	ᾰ̓κρῐτομῡ́θου ăkrĭtomū́thou	ᾰ̓κρῐτομῡ́θου ăkrĭtomū́thou	ᾰ̓κρῐτομῡ́θοιν ăkrĭtomū́thoin	ᾰ̓κρῐτομῡ́θοιν ăkrĭtomū́thoin	ᾰ̓κρῐτομῡ́θων ăkrĭtomū́thōn	ᾰ̓κρῐτομῡ́θων ăkrĭtomū́thōn
Dative	ᾰ̓κρῐτομῡ́θῳ ăkrĭtomū́thōi	ᾰ̓κρῐτομῡ́θῳ ăkrĭtomū́thōi	ᾰ̓κρῐτομῡ́θοιν ăkrĭtomū́thoin	ᾰ̓κρῐτομῡ́θοιν ăkrĭtomū́thoin	ᾰ̓κρῐτομῡ́θοις ăkrĭtomū́thois	ᾰ̓κρῐτομῡ́θοις ăkrĭtomū́thois
Accusative	ᾰ̓κρῐτόμῡθον ăkrĭtómūthon	ᾰ̓κρῐτόμῡθον ăkrĭtómūthon	ᾰ̓κρῐτομῡ́θω ăkrĭtomū́thō	ᾰ̓κρῐτομῡ́θω ăkrĭtomū́thō	ᾰ̓κρῐτομῡ́θους ăkrĭtomū́thous	ᾰ̓κρῐτόμῡθᾰ ăkrĭtómūthă
Vocative	ᾰ̓κρῐτόμῡθε ăkrĭtómūthe	ᾰ̓κρῐτόμῡθον ăkrĭtómūthon	ᾰ̓κρῐτομῡ́θω ăkrĭtomū́thō	ᾰ̓κρῐτομῡ́θω ăkrĭtomū́thō	ᾰ̓κρῐτόμῡθοι ăkrĭtómūthoi	ᾰ̓κρῐτόμῡθᾰ ăkrĭtómūthă
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	ᾰ̓κρῐτομῡ́θως ăkrĭtomū́thōs		ᾰ̓κρῐτομῡθότερος ăkrĭtomūthóteros		ᾰ̓κρῐτομῡθότᾰτος ăkrĭtomūthótătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

ἀκριτομῡθία (akritomūthía)
ἀκριτομῡθέω (akritomūthéō)

References

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