ἀνασκευαστικός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰ́ζω (ănăskeuắzō, “to dismantle, remove”) +‎ -τῐκός (-tĭkós).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.nas.keu̯.as.ti.kós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.nas.ke.was.tiˈkos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.nas.ce.βas.tiˈkos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.nas.ce.vas.tiˈkos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.nas.ce.vas.tiˈkos/

Adjective

ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκός • (ănăskeuăstĭkós) m (feminine ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκή, neuter ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκόν); first/second declension

(logic) destructive
restorative, curative

Inflection

First and second declension of ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκός; ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκή; ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκός ănăskeuăstĭkós	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκή ănăskeuăstĭkḗ	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκόν ănăskeuăstĭkón	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκώ ănăskeuăstĭkṓ	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκᾱ́ ănăskeuăstĭkā́	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκώ ănăskeuăstĭkṓ	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκοί ănăskeuăstĭkoí	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκαί ănăskeuăstĭkaí	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκᾰ́ ănăskeuăstĭkắ
Genitive	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκοῦ ănăskeuăstĭkoû	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκῆς ănăskeuăstĭkês	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκοῦ ănăskeuăstĭkoû	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκοῖν ănăskeuăstĭkoîn	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκαῖν ănăskeuăstĭkaîn	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκοῖν ănăskeuăstĭkoîn	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκῶν ănăskeuăstĭkôn	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκῶν ănăskeuăstĭkôn	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκῶν ănăskeuăstĭkôn
Dative	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκῷ ănăskeuăstĭkōî	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκῇ ănăskeuăstĭkēî	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκῷ ănăskeuăstĭkōî	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκοῖν ănăskeuăstĭkoîn	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκαῖν ănăskeuăstĭkaîn	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκοῖν ănăskeuăstĭkoîn	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκοῖς ănăskeuăstĭkoîs	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκαῖς ănăskeuăstĭkaîs	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκοῖς ănăskeuăstĭkoîs
Accusative	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκόν ănăskeuăstĭkón	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκήν ănăskeuăstĭkḗn	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκόν ănăskeuăstĭkón	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκώ ănăskeuăstĭkṓ	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκᾱ́ ănăskeuăstĭkā́	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκώ ănăskeuăstĭkṓ	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκούς ănăskeuăstĭkoús	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκᾱ́ς ănăskeuăstĭkā́s	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκᾰ́ ănăskeuăstĭkắ
Vocative	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκέ ănăskeuăstĭké	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκή ănăskeuăstĭkḗ	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκόν ănăskeuăstĭkón	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκώ ănăskeuăstĭkṓ	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκᾱ́ ănăskeuăstĭkā́	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκώ ănăskeuăstĭkṓ	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκοί ănăskeuăstĭkoí	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκαί ănăskeuăstĭkaí	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκᾰ́ ănăskeuăstĭkắ
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκῶς ănăskeuăstĭkôs			ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκώτερος ănăskeuăstĭkṓteros			ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκώτᾰτος ănăskeuăstĭkṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “logic: destructive”): κατασκευαστικός (kataskeuastikós)

References

“ἀνασκευαστικός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
ἀνασκευαστικός in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
ἀνασκευαστικός in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)