ἀνάπαιστος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀναπαίω (anapaíō, “strike again, strike back”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.ná.pai̯s.tos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /aˈna.pɛs.tos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /aˈna.pɛs.tos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /aˈna.pes.tos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /aˈna.pes.tos/

Adjective

ᾰ̓νᾰ́παιστος • (ănắpaistos) m or f (neuter ᾰ̓νᾰ́παιστον); second declension

struck back, rebounding
1. (substantive)
  1. anapest, antidactylus, reversed dactyl, dactyl repercussus
  2. an anapaestic verse, parabasis; satire, ridicule

Inflection

Second declension of ᾰ̓νᾰ́παιστος; ᾰ̓νᾰ́παιστον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ᾰ̓νᾰ́παιστος ănắpaistos	ᾰ̓νᾰ́παιστον ănắpaiston	ᾰ̓νᾰπαίστω ănăpaístō	ᾰ̓νᾰπαίστω ănăpaístō	ᾰ̓νᾰ́παιστοι ănắpaistoi	ᾰ̓νᾰ́παιστᾰ ănắpaistă
Genitive	ᾰ̓νᾰπαίστου ănăpaístou	ᾰ̓νᾰπαίστου ănăpaístou	ᾰ̓νᾰπαίστοιν ănăpaístoin	ᾰ̓νᾰπαίστοιν ănăpaístoin	ᾰ̓νᾰπαίστων ănăpaístōn	ᾰ̓νᾰπαίστων ănăpaístōn
Dative	ᾰ̓νᾰπαίστῳ ănăpaístōi	ᾰ̓νᾰπαίστῳ ănăpaístōi	ᾰ̓νᾰπαίστοιν ănăpaístoin	ᾰ̓νᾰπαίστοιν ănăpaístoin	ᾰ̓νᾰπαίστοις ănăpaístois	ᾰ̓νᾰπαίστοις ănăpaístois
Accusative	ᾰ̓νᾰ́παιστον ănắpaiston	ᾰ̓νᾰ́παιστον ănắpaiston	ᾰ̓νᾰπαίστω ănăpaístō	ᾰ̓νᾰπαίστω ănăpaístō	ᾰ̓νᾰπαίστους ănăpaístous	ᾰ̓νᾰ́παιστᾰ ănắpaistă
Vocative	ᾰ̓νᾰ́παιστε ănắpaiste	ᾰ̓νᾰ́παιστον ănắpaiston	ᾰ̓νᾰπαίστω ănăpaístō	ᾰ̓νᾰπαίστω ănăpaístō	ᾰ̓νᾰ́παιστοι ănắpaistoi	ᾰ̓νᾰ́παιστᾰ ănắpaistă
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	ᾰ̓νᾰπαίστως ănăpaístōs		ᾰ̓νᾰπαιστότερος ănăpaistóteros		ᾰ̓νᾰπαιστότᾰτος ănăpaistótătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

ἀναπαιστικός (anapaistikós)

Descendants

Greek: ανάπαιστος (anápaistos)
→ Latin: anapaestus
- → French: anapeste
→ Russian: ана́пест f (anápest)