ἄβατος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀ- (a-, negation prefix) +‎ βᾰτός (bătós, “passable, accessible”).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

ἄβᾰτος • (ábătos) m or f (neuter ἄβᾰτον); second declension

  1. untrodden, inaccessible
  2. (of mountains) impassable
  3. (of rivers) not fordable
  4. desolate, deserted
  5. (of holy places) not to be trodden
  6. (figuratively) pure, chaste
  7. (of a horse) not ridden

Declension

Second declension of ἄβᾰτος; ἄβᾰτον (Attic)
Number Singular Dual Plural
Case/Gender Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter
Nominative ἄβᾰτος
ábătos 		ἄβᾰτον
ábăton 		ἀβᾰ́τω
abắtō 		ἀβᾰ́τω
abắtō 		ἄβᾰτοι
ábătoi 		ἄβᾰτᾰ
ábătă
Genitive ἀβᾰ́του
abắtou 		ἀβᾰ́του
abắtou 		ἀβᾰ́τοιν
abắtoin 		ἀβᾰ́τοιν
abắtoin 		ἀβᾰ́των
abắtōn 		ἀβᾰ́των
abắtōn
Dative ἀβᾰ́τῳ
abắtōi 		ἀβᾰ́τῳ
abắtōi 		ἀβᾰ́τοιν
abắtoin 		ἀβᾰ́τοιν
abắtoin 		ἀβᾰ́τοις
abắtois 		ἀβᾰ́τοις
abắtois
Accusative ἄβᾰτον
ábăton 		ἄβᾰτον
ábăton 		ἀβᾰ́τω
abắtō 		ἀβᾰ́τω
abắtō 		ἀβᾰ́τους
abắtous 		ἄβᾰτᾰ
ábătă
Vocative ἄβᾰτε
ábăte 		ἄβᾰτον
ábăton 		ἀβᾰ́τω
abắtō 		ἀβᾰ́τω
abắtō 		ἄβᾰτοι
ábătoi 		ἄβᾰτᾰ
ábătă
Derived forms Adverb Comparative Superlative
ἀβᾰ́τως
abắtōs 		ἀβᾰτώτερος
abătṓteros 		ἀβᾰτώτᾰτος
abătṓtătos
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Translingual: Abatus

Further reading

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