ἀμίαντος

See also: αμίαντος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀ- (a-, privative alpha) +‎ μιαίνω (miaínō, “stain, defile”) +‎ -τος (-tos).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.mí.an.tos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /aˈmi.an.tos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /aˈmi.an.tos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /aˈmi.an.tos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /aˈmi.an.dos/

Adjective

ᾰ̓μῐ́ᾰντος • (ămĭ́ăntos) m or f (neuter ᾰ̓μῐ́ᾰντον); second declension

undefiled, pure
not to be defiled
(substantive) a greenish stone like asbestos

Inflection

Second declension of ᾰ̓μῐ́ᾰντος; ᾰ̓μῐ́ᾰντον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ᾰ̓μῐ́ᾰντος ămĭ́ăntos	ᾰ̓μῐ́ᾰντον ămĭ́ănton	ᾰ̓μῐᾰ́ντω ămĭắntō	ᾰ̓μῐᾰ́ντω ămĭắntō	ᾰ̓μῐ́ᾰντοι ămĭ́ăntoi	ᾰ̓μῐ́ᾰντᾰ ămĭ́ăntă
Genitive	ᾰ̓μῐᾰ́ντου ămĭắntou	ᾰ̓μῐᾰ́ντου ămĭắntou	ᾰ̓μῐᾰ́ντοιν ămĭắntoin	ᾰ̓μῐᾰ́ντοιν ămĭắntoin	ᾰ̓μῐᾰ́ντων ămĭắntōn	ᾰ̓μῐᾰ́ντων ămĭắntōn
Dative	ᾰ̓μῐᾰ́ντῳ ămĭắntōi	ᾰ̓μῐᾰ́ντῳ ămĭắntōi	ᾰ̓μῐᾰ́ντοιν ămĭắntoin	ᾰ̓μῐᾰ́ντοιν ămĭắntoin	ᾰ̓μῐᾰ́ντοις ămĭắntois	ᾰ̓μῐᾰ́ντοις ămĭắntois
Accusative	ᾰ̓μῐ́ᾰντον ămĭ́ănton	ᾰ̓μῐ́ᾰντον ămĭ́ănton	ᾰ̓μῐᾰ́ντω ămĭắntō	ᾰ̓μῐᾰ́ντω ămĭắntō	ᾰ̓μῐᾰ́ντους ămĭắntous	ᾰ̓μῐ́ᾰντᾰ ămĭ́ăntă
Vocative	ᾰ̓μῐ́ᾰντε ămĭ́ănte	ᾰ̓μῐ́ᾰντον ămĭ́ănton	ᾰ̓μῐᾰ́ντω ămĭắntō	ᾰ̓μῐᾰ́ντω ămĭắntō	ᾰ̓μῐ́ᾰντοι ămĭ́ăntoi	ᾰ̓μῐ́ᾰντᾰ ămĭ́ăntă
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	ᾰ̓μῐᾰ́ντως ămĭắntōs		ᾰ̓μῐᾰντότερος ămĭăntóteros		ᾰ̓μῐᾰντότᾰτος ămĭăntótătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

Greek: αμίαντος (amíantos)
→ Latin: amiantus
- French: amiante
- Spanish: amianto
→ Old Georgian: ამინატონი (aminaṭoni)