ἀφραδίη
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From ἀφραδής (aphradḗs, “senseless”) (from ἀ- (a-) + φραδής (phradḗs)) + -ίη (-íē).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /a.pʰra.dí.ɛː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /a.pʰraˈdi.e̝/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /a.ɸraˈði.i/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /a.fraˈði.i/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /a.fraˈði.i/
Noun
ἀφρᾰδίη • (aphrădíē) f (genitive ἀφρᾰδίης); first declension
- (Epic, chiefly in the plural) folly, thoughtlessness
- Synonym: ἀφροσύνη (aphrosúnē)
Declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ἀφρᾰδίη aphrădíē |
ἀφρᾰδίᾱ aphrădíā |
ἀφρᾰδίαι aphrădíai | ||||||||||
| Genitive | ἀφρᾰδίης aphrădíēs |
ἀφρᾰδίαιν / ἀφρᾰδίαιῐν / ἀφρᾰδίῃῐν aphrădíai(ĭ)n / aphrădíēiĭn |
ἀφρᾰδιᾱ́ων / ἀφρᾰδιέ͜ων / ἀφρᾰδιῶν aphrădiā́ōn / aphrădié͜ōn / aphrădiôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | ἀφρᾰδίῃ aphrădíēi |
ἀφρᾰδίαιν / ἀφρᾰδίαιῐν / ἀφρᾰδίῃῐν aphrădíai(ĭ)n / aphrădíēiĭn |
ἀφρᾰδίῃσῐ / ἀφρᾰδίῃσῐν / ἀφρᾰδίῃς / ἀφρᾰδίαις aphrădíēisĭ(n) / aphrădíēis / aphrădíais | ||||||||||
| Accusative | ἀφρᾰδίην aphrădíēn |
ἀφρᾰδίᾱ aphrădíā |
ἀφρᾰδίᾱς aphrădíās | ||||||||||
| Vocative | ἀφρᾰδίη aphrădíē |
ἀφρᾰδίᾱ aphrădíā |
ἀφρᾰδίαι aphrădíai | ||||||||||
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Further reading
- “ἀφραδίη”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- ἀφραδίη in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- ἀφραδίη in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- ἀφρᾰδία in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
- “ἀφραδίη”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press