ἀόριστος

See also: αόριστος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀ- (a-, “not”) +‎ ὁρῐστός (horĭstós, “limited”).

Adjective

ᾰ̓όρῐστος • (ăórĭstos) m or f (neuter ᾰ̓όρῐστον); second declension

  1. indefinite, indeterminate
  2. without boundaries, debatable
  3. the phrase ὁ ἀόριστος (χρόνος) (ho aóristos (khrónos)): the aorist tense

Inflection

Second declension of ᾰ̓όρῐστος; ᾰ̓όρῐστον (Attic)
Number Singular Dual Plural
Case/Gender Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter
Nominative ᾰ̓όρῐστος
ăórĭstos 		ᾰ̓όρῐστον
ăórĭston 		ᾰ̓ορῐ́στω
ăorĭ́stō 		ᾰ̓ορῐ́στω
ăorĭ́stō 		ᾰ̓όρῐστοι
ăórĭstoi 		ᾰ̓όρῐστᾰ
ăórĭstă
Genitive ᾰ̓ορῐ́στου
ăorĭ́stou 		ᾰ̓ορῐ́στου
ăorĭ́stou 		ᾰ̓ορῐ́στοιν
ăorĭ́stoin 		ᾰ̓ορῐ́στοιν
ăorĭ́stoin 		ᾰ̓ορῐ́στων
ăorĭ́stōn 		ᾰ̓ορῐ́στων
ăorĭ́stōn
Dative ᾰ̓ορῐ́στῳ
ăorĭ́stōi 		ᾰ̓ορῐ́στῳ
ăorĭ́stōi 		ᾰ̓ορῐ́στοιν
ăorĭ́stoin 		ᾰ̓ορῐ́στοιν
ăorĭ́stoin 		ᾰ̓ορῐ́στοις
ăorĭ́stois 		ᾰ̓ορῐ́στοις
ăorĭ́stois
Accusative ᾰ̓όρῐστον
ăórĭston 		ᾰ̓όρῐστον
ăórĭston 		ᾰ̓ορῐ́στω
ăorĭ́stō 		ᾰ̓ορῐ́στω
ăorĭ́stō 		ᾰ̓ορῐ́στους
ăorĭ́stous 		ᾰ̓όρῐστᾰ
ăórĭstă
Vocative ᾰ̓όρῐστε
ăórĭste 		ᾰ̓όρῐστον
ăórĭston 		ᾰ̓ορῐ́στω
ăorĭ́stō 		ᾰ̓ορῐ́στω
ăorĭ́stō 		ᾰ̓όρῐστοι
ăórĭstoi 		ᾰ̓όρῐστᾰ
ăórĭstă
Derived forms Adverb Comparative Superlative
ᾰ̓ορῐ́στως
ăorĭ́stōs 		ᾰ̓ορῐστότερος
ăorĭstóteros 		ᾰ̓ορῐστότᾰτος
ăorĭstótătos
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of “indefinite”): ὡρισμένος (hōrisménos)

Descendants

  • → Greek: αόριστος (aóristos)
  • → Latin: aoristus

Further reading

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