ἀσφαλής
See also: ασφαλής
Ancient Greek
Etymology
ἀ- (a-, “un-”) + σφᾰ́λλω (sphắllō, “to overthrow”) + -ής (-ḗs).[1]
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /as.pʰa.lɛ̌ːs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /as.pʰaˈle̝s/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /as.ɸaˈlis/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /as.faˈlis/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /as.faˈlis/
Adjective
ᾰ̓σφᾰλής • (ăsphălḗs) m or f (neuter ᾰ̓σφᾰλές); third declension
Declension
| Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case/Gender | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | ||||||||
| Nominative | ᾰ̓σφᾰλής ăsphălḗs |
ᾰ̓σφᾰλές ăsphălés |
ᾰ̓σφᾰλεῖ ăsphăleî |
ᾰ̓σφᾰλεῖ ăsphăleî |
ᾰ̓σφᾰλεῖς ăsphăleîs |
ᾰ̓σφᾰλῆ ăsphălê | ||||||||
| Genitive | ᾰ̓σφᾰλοῦς ăsphăloûs |
ᾰ̓σφᾰλοῦς ăsphăloûs |
ᾰ̓σφᾰλοῖν ăsphăloîn |
ᾰ̓σφᾰλοῖν ăsphăloîn |
ᾰ̓σφᾰλῶν ăsphălôn |
ᾰ̓σφᾰλῶν ăsphălôn | ||||||||
| Dative | ᾰ̓σφᾰλεῖ ăsphăleî |
ᾰ̓σφᾰλεῖ ăsphăleî |
ᾰ̓σφᾰλοῖν ăsphăloîn |
ᾰ̓σφᾰλοῖν ăsphăloîn |
ᾰ̓σφᾰλέσῐ / ᾰ̓σφᾰλέσῐν ăsphălésĭ(n) |
ᾰ̓σφᾰλέσῐ / ᾰ̓σφᾰλέσῐν ăsphălésĭ(n) | ||||||||
| Accusative | ᾰ̓σφᾰλῆ ăsphălê |
ᾰ̓σφᾰλές ăsphălés |
ᾰ̓σφᾰλεῖ ăsphăleî |
ᾰ̓σφᾰλεῖ ăsphăleî |
ᾰ̓σφᾰλεῖς ăsphăleîs |
ᾰ̓σφᾰλῆ ăsphălê | ||||||||
| Vocative | ᾰ̓σφᾰλές ăsphălés |
ᾰ̓σφᾰλές ăsphălés |
ᾰ̓σφᾰλεῖ ăsphăleî |
ᾰ̓σφᾰλεῖ ăsphăleî |
ᾰ̓σφᾰλεῖς ăsphăleîs |
ᾰ̓σφᾰλῆ ăsphălê | ||||||||
| Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
| ᾰ̓σφᾰλῶς ăsphălôs |
ᾰ̓σφᾰλέστερος ăsphălésteros |
ᾰ̓σφᾰλέστᾰτος ăsphăléstătos | ||||||||||||
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Descendants
- → Greek: ασφαλής (asfalís) (learned)
References
- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “σφάλλω, -ομαι (> DER > ἀ-σφαλ-ής)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume II, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1428
Further reading
- “ἀσφαλής”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ἀσφαλής”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ἀσφαλής in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- “ἀσφαλής”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
- “ἀσφαλής”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- ἀσφαλής in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)