ἄγρυπνος

See also: άγρυπνος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀγρός (agrós, “field”) +‎ ὕπνος (húpnos, “sleep”). The original meaning was "who sleeps outside", which developed into "sleepless, awake".

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

ἄγρῠπνος • (ágrŭpnos) m or f (neuter ἄγρῠπνου); second declension

  1. wakeful, sleepless, vigilant
  2. banishing sleep, keeping awake

Inflection

Second declension of ἄγρῠπνος; ἄγρῠπνον (Attic)
Number Singular Dual Plural
Case/Gender Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter
Nominative ἄγρῠπνος
ágrŭpnos 		ἄγρῠπνον
ágrŭpnon 		ἀγρῠ́πνω
agrŭ́pnō 		ἀγρῠ́πνω
agrŭ́pnō 		ἄγρῠπνοι
ágrŭpnoi 		ἄγρῠπνᾰ
ágrŭpnă
Genitive ἀγρῠ́πνου
agrŭ́pnou 		ἀγρῠ́πνου
agrŭ́pnou 		ἀγρῠ́πνοιν
agrŭ́pnoin 		ἀγρῠ́πνοιν
agrŭ́pnoin 		ἀγρῠ́πνων
agrŭ́pnōn 		ἀγρῠ́πνων
agrŭ́pnōn
Dative ἀγρῠ́πνῳ
agrŭ́pnōi 		ἀγρῠ́πνῳ
agrŭ́pnōi 		ἀγρῠ́πνοιν
agrŭ́pnoin 		ἀγρῠ́πνοιν
agrŭ́pnoin 		ἀγρῠ́πνοις
agrŭ́pnois 		ἀγρῠ́πνοις
agrŭ́pnois
Accusative ἄγρῠπνον
ágrŭpnon 		ἄγρῠπνον
ágrŭpnon 		ἀγρῠ́πνω
agrŭ́pnō 		ἀγρῠ́πνω
agrŭ́pnō 		ἀγρῠ́πνους
agrŭ́pnous 		ἄγρῠπνᾰ
ágrŭpnă
Vocative ἄγρῠπνε
ágrŭpne 		ἄγρῠπνον
ágrŭpnon 		ἀγρῠ́πνω
agrŭ́pnō 		ἀγρῠ́πνω
agrŭ́pnō 		ἄγρῠπνοι
ágrŭpnoi 		ἄγρῠπνᾰ
ágrŭpnă
Derived forms Adverb Comparative Superlative
ἀγρῠ́πνως
agrŭ́pnōs 		ἀγρῠπνότερος
agrŭpnóteros 		ἀγρῠπνότᾰτος
agrŭpnótătos
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • ἀγρῠπνέω (agrŭpnéō)
  • ἀγρῠπνητήρ (agrŭpnētḗr)
  • ἀγρῠπνητής (agrŭpnētḗs)
  • ἀγρῠπνητῐκος (agrŭpnētĭkos)
  • ἀγρῠπνῐ́ᾱ (agrŭpnĭ́ā)
  • ἀγρῠπνώδης (agrŭpnṓdēs)

Descendants

  • Greek: άγρυπνος (ágrypnos)

Further reading

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