ἀτερπής
Ancient Greek
Etymology
ἀ- (a-) + τέρπω (térpō) + -ής (-ḗs)
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /a.ter.pɛ̌ːs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /a.terˈpe̝s/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /a.terˈpis/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /a.terˈpis/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /a.terˈpis/
Adjective
ἀτερπής • (aterpḗs) m or f (neuter ἀτερπές); third declension
Declension
| Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case/Gender | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | ||||||||
| Nominative | ᾰ̓τερπής ăterpḗs |
ᾰ̓τερπές ăterpés |
ᾰ̓τερπεῖ ăterpeî |
ᾰ̓τερπεῖ ăterpeî |
ᾰ̓τερπεῖς ăterpeîs |
ᾰ̓τερπῆ ăterpê | ||||||||
| Genitive | ᾰ̓τερποῦς ăterpoûs |
ᾰ̓τερποῦς ăterpoûs |
ᾰ̓τερποῖν ăterpoîn |
ᾰ̓τερποῖν ăterpoîn |
ᾰ̓τερπῶν ăterpôn |
ᾰ̓τερπῶν ăterpôn | ||||||||
| Dative | ᾰ̓τερπεῖ ăterpeî |
ᾰ̓τερπεῖ ăterpeî |
ᾰ̓τερποῖν ăterpoîn |
ᾰ̓τερποῖν ăterpoîn |
ᾰ̓τερπέσῐ / ᾰ̓τερπέσῐν ăterpésĭ(n) |
ᾰ̓τερπέσῐ / ᾰ̓τερπέσῐν ăterpésĭ(n) | ||||||||
| Accusative | ᾰ̓τερπῆ ăterpê |
ᾰ̓τερπές ăterpés |
ᾰ̓τερπεῖ ăterpeî |
ᾰ̓τερπεῖ ăterpeî |
ᾰ̓τερπεῖς ăterpeîs |
ᾰ̓τερπῆ ăterpê | ||||||||
| Vocative | ᾰ̓τερπές ăterpés |
ᾰ̓τερπές ăterpés |
ᾰ̓τερπεῖ ăterpeî |
ᾰ̓τερπεῖ ăterpeî |
ᾰ̓τερπεῖς ăterpeîs |
ᾰ̓τερπῆ ăterpê | ||||||||
| Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
| ᾰ̓τερπῶς ăterpôs |
ᾰ̓τερπέστερος ăterpésteros |
ᾰ̓τερπέστᾰτος ăterpéstătos | ||||||||||||
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Further reading
- “ἀτερπής”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- ἀτερπής in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- ἀτερπής in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- ἀτερπής in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
- “ἀτερπής”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- cheerless idem, page 129.
- comfortless idem, page 146.
- dingy idem, page 225.
- disagreeable idem, page 227.
- discomfortable idem, page 230.
- gloomy idem, page 362.
- joyless idem, page 465.
- mirthless idem, page 532.
- unpleasant idem, page 927.