ἀτυχής
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From ἀ- (a-, “not”) + τύχη (túkhē, “luck, fortune”) + -ής (-ḗs, adjective suffix).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /a.ty.kʰɛ̌ːs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /a.tyˈkʰe̝s/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /a.tyˈçis/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /a.tyˈçis/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /a.tiˈçis/
Adjective
ᾰ̓τῠχής • (ătŭkhḗs) m or f (neuter ᾰ̓τῠχές); third declension
- unfortunate
- missing, without share in
Inflection
| Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case/Gender | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | ||||||||
| Nominative | ᾰ̓τῠχής ătŭkhḗs |
ᾰ̓τῠχές ătŭkhés |
ᾰ̓τῠχεῖ ătŭkheî |
ᾰ̓τῠχεῖ ătŭkheî |
ᾰ̓τῠχεῖς ătŭkheîs |
ᾰ̓τῠχῆ ătŭkhê | ||||||||
| Genitive | ᾰ̓τῠχοῦς ătŭkhoûs |
ᾰ̓τῠχοῦς ătŭkhoûs |
ᾰ̓τῠχοῖν ătŭkhoîn |
ᾰ̓τῠχοῖν ătŭkhoîn |
ᾰ̓τῠχῶν ătŭkhôn |
ᾰ̓τῠχῶν ătŭkhôn | ||||||||
| Dative | ᾰ̓τῠχεῖ ătŭkheî |
ᾰ̓τῠχεῖ ătŭkheî |
ᾰ̓τῠχοῖν ătŭkhoîn |
ᾰ̓τῠχοῖν ătŭkhoîn |
ᾰ̓τῠχέσῐ / ᾰ̓τῠχέσῐν ătŭkhésĭ(n) |
ᾰ̓τῠχέσῐ / ᾰ̓τῠχέσῐν ătŭkhésĭ(n) | ||||||||
| Accusative | ᾰ̓τῠχῆ ătŭkhê |
ᾰ̓τῠχές ătŭkhés |
ᾰ̓τῠχεῖ ătŭkheî |
ᾰ̓τῠχεῖ ătŭkheî |
ᾰ̓τῠχεῖς ătŭkheîs |
ᾰ̓τῠχῆ ătŭkhê | ||||||||
| Vocative | ᾰ̓τῠχές ătŭkhés |
ᾰ̓τῠχές ătŭkhés |
ᾰ̓τῠχεῖ ătŭkheî |
ᾰ̓τῠχεῖ ătŭkheî |
ᾰ̓τῠχεῖς ătŭkheîs |
ᾰ̓τῠχῆ ătŭkhê | ||||||||
| Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
| ᾰ̓τῠχῶς ătŭkhôs |
ᾰ̓τῠχέστερος ătŭkhésteros |
ᾰ̓τῠχέστᾰτος ătŭkhéstătos | ||||||||||||
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Synonyms
- γελσόν (gelsón)
Further reading
- “ἀτυχής”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ἀτυχής in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- ἀτυχής in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)