ἀλαπαδνός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *alp- (“weak, small”); cognate with Hittite [script needed] (alpant-, “ill, weak”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.la.pa.dnós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.la.paˈdnos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.la.paˈðnos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.la.paˈðnos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.la.paˈðnos/

Adjective

ἀλᾰπαδνός • (alăpadnós) m (feminine ἀλᾰπαδνή, neuter ἀλᾰπαδνόν); first/second declension

easily exhausted, i.e. powerless, feeble

Inflection

First and second declension of ᾰ̓λᾰπᾰδνός; ᾰ̓λᾰπᾰδνή; ᾰ̓λᾰπᾰδνόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ᾰ̓λᾰπᾰδνός ălăpădnós	ᾰ̓λᾰπᾰδνή ălăpădnḗ	ᾰ̓λᾰπᾰδνόν ălăpădnón	ᾰ̓λᾰπᾰδνώ ălăpădnṓ	ᾰ̓λᾰπᾰδνᾱ́ ălăpădnā́	ᾰ̓λᾰπᾰδνώ ălăpădnṓ	ᾰ̓λᾰπᾰδνοί ălăpădnoí	ᾰ̓λᾰπᾰδναί ălăpădnaí	ᾰ̓λᾰπᾰδνᾰ́ ălăpădnắ
Genitive	ᾰ̓λᾰπᾰδνοῦ ălăpădnoû	ᾰ̓λᾰπᾰδνῆς ălăpădnês	ᾰ̓λᾰπᾰδνοῦ ălăpădnoû	ᾰ̓λᾰπᾰδνοῖν ălăpădnoîn	ᾰ̓λᾰπᾰδναῖν ălăpădnaîn	ᾰ̓λᾰπᾰδνοῖν ălăpădnoîn	ᾰ̓λᾰπᾰδνῶν ălăpădnôn	ᾰ̓λᾰπᾰδνῶν ălăpădnôn	ᾰ̓λᾰπᾰδνῶν ălăpădnôn
Dative	ᾰ̓λᾰπᾰδνῷ ălăpădnōî	ᾰ̓λᾰπᾰδνῇ ălăpădnēî	ᾰ̓λᾰπᾰδνῷ ălăpădnōî	ᾰ̓λᾰπᾰδνοῖν ălăpădnoîn	ᾰ̓λᾰπᾰδναῖν ălăpădnaîn	ᾰ̓λᾰπᾰδνοῖν ălăpădnoîn	ᾰ̓λᾰπᾰδνοῖς ălăpădnoîs	ᾰ̓λᾰπᾰδναῖς ălăpădnaîs	ᾰ̓λᾰπᾰδνοῖς ălăpădnoîs
Accusative	ᾰ̓λᾰπᾰδνόν ălăpădnón	ᾰ̓λᾰπᾰδνήν ălăpădnḗn	ᾰ̓λᾰπᾰδνόν ălăpădnón	ᾰ̓λᾰπᾰδνώ ălăpădnṓ	ᾰ̓λᾰπᾰδνᾱ́ ălăpădnā́	ᾰ̓λᾰπᾰδνώ ălăpădnṓ	ᾰ̓λᾰπᾰδνούς ălăpădnoús	ᾰ̓λᾰπᾰδνᾱ́ς ălăpădnā́s	ᾰ̓λᾰπᾰδνᾰ́ ălăpădnắ
Vocative	ᾰ̓λᾰπᾰδνέ ălăpădné	ᾰ̓λᾰπᾰδνή ălăpădnḗ	ᾰ̓λᾰπᾰδνόν ălăpădnón	ᾰ̓λᾰπᾰδνώ ălăpădnṓ	ᾰ̓λᾰπᾰδνᾱ́ ălăpădnā́	ᾰ̓λᾰπᾰδνώ ălăpădnṓ	ᾰ̓λᾰπᾰδνοί ălăpădnoí	ᾰ̓λᾰπᾰδναί ălăpădnaí	ᾰ̓λᾰπᾰδνᾰ́ ălăpădnắ
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ᾰ̓λᾰπᾰδνῶς ălăpădnôs			ᾰ̓λᾰπᾰδνότερος ălăpădnóteros			ᾰ̓λᾰπᾰδνότᾰτος ălăpădnótătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Related terms

λαπαδνός (lapadnós)
ἀλαπάζω (alapázō, “I plunder, destroy”)
ἀλαπαδνοσύνη (alapadnosúnē, “feebleness”)
λαπάσσω (lapássō, “I empty, soften, sack a town”)
λαπαρός (laparós, “slack, loose”)