ἀσφοδελός

See also: ἀσφόδελος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀσφόδελος (asphódelos) with shift of accent to oxytone.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /as.pʰo.de.lós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /as.pʰo.deˈlos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /as.ɸo.ðeˈlos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /as.fo.ðeˈlos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /as.fo.ðeˈlos/

Adjective

ἀσφοδελός • (asphodelós) m (feminine ἀσφοδελή, neuter ἀσφοδελόν); first/second declension

Covered in asphodel, flowery (in the phrase, κατ’ ἀσφοδελὸν λειμῶνα (kat’ asphodelòn leimôna))
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 11.538:
  ὣς ἐφάμην, ψυχὴ δὲ ποδώκεος Αἰακίδαο
  φοίτα μακρὰ βιβᾶσα κατ’ ἀσφοδελὸν λειμῶνα,
  γηθοσύνη ὅ οἱ υἱὸν ἔφην ἀριδείκετον εἶναι.
  hṑs ephámēn, psukhḕ dè podṓkeos Aiakídao
  phoíta makrà bibâsa kat’ asphodelòn leimôna,
  gēthosúnē hó hoi huiòn éphēn arideíketon eînai.
  So he said, and the soul of the swift-footed son of Ajax
  returned and strode down the asphodel-covered meadow
  glad that I had said his son was outstanding.

Inflection

First and second declension of ἀσφοδελός; ἀσφοδελή; ἀσφοδελόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἀσφοδελός asphodelós	ἀσφοδελή asphodelḗ	ἀσφοδελόν asphodelón	ἀσφοδελώ asphodelṓ	ἀσφοδελᾱ́ asphodelā́	ἀσφοδελώ asphodelṓ	ἀσφοδελοί asphodeloí	ἀσφοδελαί asphodelaí	ἀσφοδελᾰ́ asphodelắ
Genitive	ἀσφοδελοῦ asphodeloû	ἀσφοδελῆς asphodelês	ἀσφοδελοῦ asphodeloû	ἀσφοδελοῖν asphodeloîn	ἀσφοδελαῖν asphodelaîn	ἀσφοδελοῖν asphodeloîn	ἀσφοδελῶν asphodelôn	ἀσφοδελῶν asphodelôn	ἀσφοδελῶν asphodelôn
Dative	ἀσφοδελῷ asphodelōî	ἀσφοδελῇ asphodelēî	ἀσφοδελῷ asphodelōî	ἀσφοδελοῖν asphodeloîn	ἀσφοδελαῖν asphodelaîn	ἀσφοδελοῖν asphodeloîn	ἀσφοδελοῖς asphodeloîs	ἀσφοδελαῖς asphodelaîs	ἀσφοδελοῖς asphodeloîs
Accusative	ἀσφοδελόν asphodelón	ἀσφοδελήν asphodelḗn	ἀσφοδελόν asphodelón	ἀσφοδελώ asphodelṓ	ἀσφοδελᾱ́ asphodelā́	ἀσφοδελώ asphodelṓ	ἀσφοδελούς asphodeloús	ἀσφοδελᾱ́ς asphodelā́s	ἀσφοδελᾰ́ asphodelắ
Vocative	ἀσφοδελέ asphodelé	ἀσφοδελή asphodelḗ	ἀσφοδελόν asphodelón	ἀσφοδελώ asphodelṓ	ἀσφοδελᾱ́ asphodelā́	ἀσφοδελώ asphodelṓ	ἀσφοδελοί asphodeloí	ἀσφοδελαί asphodelaí	ἀσφοδελᾰ́ asphodelắ
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ἀσφοδελῶς asphodelôs			—			—
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First and second declension of ἀσφοδελός; ἀσφοδελή; ἀσφοδελόν (Epic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἀσφοδελός asphodelós	ἀσφοδελή asphodelḗ	ἀσφοδελόν asphodelón	ἀσφοδελώ asphodelṓ	ἀσφοδελᾱ́ asphodelā́	ἀσφοδελώ asphodelṓ	ἀσφοδελοί asphodeloí	ἀσφοδελαί asphodelaí	ἀσφοδελᾰ́ asphodelắ
Genitive	ἀσφοδελοῦ / ἀσφοδελοῖο / ἀσφοδελόο asphodeloû / asphodeloîo / asphodelóo	ἀσφοδελῆς asphodelês	ἀσφοδελοῦ / ἀσφοδελοῖο / ἀσφοδελόο asphodeloû / asphodeloîo / asphodelóo	ἀσφοδελοῖν / ἀσφοδελοῖῐν asphodeloî(ĭ)n	ἀσφοδελαῖν / ἀσφοδελαῖῐν / ἀσφοδελῇῐν asphodelaî(ĭ)n / asphodelēîĭn	ἀσφοδελοῖν / ἀσφοδελοῖῐν asphodeloî(ĭ)n	ἀσφοδελῶν asphodelôn	ἀσφοδελᾱ́ων / ἀσφοδελέ͜ων / ἀσφοδελῶν asphodelā́ōn / asphodelé͜ōn / asphodelôn	ἀσφοδελῶν asphodelôn
Dative	ἀσφοδελῷ asphodelōî	ἀσφοδελῇ asphodelēî	ἀσφοδελῷ asphodelōî	ἀσφοδελοῖν / ἀσφοδελοῖῐν asphodeloî(ĭ)n	ἀσφοδελαῖν / ἀσφοδελαῖῐν / ἀσφοδελῇῐν asphodelaî(ĭ)n / asphodelēîĭn	ἀσφοδελοῖν / ἀσφοδελοῖῐν asphodeloî(ĭ)n	ἀσφοδελοῖς / ἀσφοδελοῖσῐ / ἀσφοδελοῖσῐν asphodeloîs / asphodeloîsĭ(n)	ἀσφοδελῇς / ἀσφοδελῇσῐ / ἀσφοδελῇσῐν / ἀσφοδελαῖς asphodelēîs / asphodelēîsĭ(n) / asphodelaîs	ἀσφοδελοῖς / ἀσφοδελοῖσῐ / ἀσφοδελοῖσῐν asphodeloîs / asphodeloîsĭ(n)
Accusative	ἀσφοδελόν asphodelón	ἀσφοδελήν asphodelḗn	ἀσφοδελόν asphodelón	ἀσφοδελώ asphodelṓ	ἀσφοδελᾱ́ asphodelā́	ἀσφοδελώ asphodelṓ	ἀσφοδελούς asphodeloús	ἀσφοδελᾱ́ς asphodelā́s	ἀσφοδελᾰ́ asphodelắ
Vocative	ἀσφοδελέ asphodelé	ἀσφοδελή asphodelḗ	ἀσφοδελόν asphodelón	ἀσφοδελώ asphodelṓ	ἀσφοδελᾱ́ asphodelā́	ἀσφοδελώ asphodelṓ	ἀσφοδελοί asphodeloí	ἀσφοδελαί asphodelaí	ἀσφοδελᾰ́ asphodelắ
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ἀσφοδελῶς asphodelôs			—			—
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Only the masculine singular accusative ἀσφοδελὸν is attested.

References

“ἀσφοδελός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“ἀσφοδελός”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
ἀσφοδελός in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963