ἄθλιος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἆθλος (âthlos, “conflict, struggle”) +‎ -ιος (-ios, “a suffix added to nouns or adjectives, forming adjectives: pertaining to, belonging to”)

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /á.tʰli.os/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈa.tʰli.os/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.θli.os/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.θli.os/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈa.θli.os/

Adjective

ἄθλῐος • (áthlĭos) m (feminine ἀθλίᾱ, neuter ἄθλῐον); first/second declension

struggling, unhappy, wretched, miserable
(Byzantine) pertaining to a competition

Declension

First and second declension of ᾰ̓́θλῐος; ᾰ̓θλῐ́ᾱ; ᾰ̓́θλῐον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ᾰ̓́θλῐος ắthlĭos	ᾰ̓θλῐ́ᾱ ăthlĭ́ā	ᾰ̓́θλῐον ắthlĭon	ᾰ̓θλῐ́ω ăthlĭ́ō	ᾰ̓θλῐ́ᾱ ăthlĭ́ā	ᾰ̓θλῐ́ω ăthlĭ́ō	ᾰ̓́θλῐοι ắthlĭoi	ᾰ̓́θλῐαι ắthlĭai	ᾰ̓́θλῐᾰ ắthlĭă
Genitive	ᾰ̓θλῐ́ου ăthlĭ́ou	ᾰ̓θλῐ́ᾱς ăthlĭ́ās	ᾰ̓θλῐ́ου ăthlĭ́ou	ᾰ̓θλῐ́οιν ăthlĭ́oin	ᾰ̓θλῐ́αιν ăthlĭ́ain	ᾰ̓θλῐ́οιν ăthlĭ́oin	ᾰ̓θλῐ́ων ăthlĭ́ōn	ᾰ̓θλῐ́ων ăthlĭ́ōn	ᾰ̓θλῐ́ων ăthlĭ́ōn
Dative	ᾰ̓θλῐ́ῳ ăthlĭ́ōi	ᾰ̓θλῐ́ᾳ ăthlĭ́āi	ᾰ̓θλῐ́ῳ ăthlĭ́ōi	ᾰ̓θλῐ́οιν ăthlĭ́oin	ᾰ̓θλῐ́αιν ăthlĭ́ain	ᾰ̓θλῐ́οιν ăthlĭ́oin	ᾰ̓θλῐ́οις ăthlĭ́ois	ᾰ̓θλῐ́αις ăthlĭ́ais	ᾰ̓θλῐ́οις ăthlĭ́ois
Accusative	ᾰ̓́θλῐον ắthlĭon	ᾰ̓θλῐ́ᾱν ăthlĭ́ān	ᾰ̓́θλῐον ắthlĭon	ᾰ̓θλῐ́ω ăthlĭ́ō	ᾰ̓θλῐ́ᾱ ăthlĭ́ā	ᾰ̓θλῐ́ω ăthlĭ́ō	ᾰ̓θλῐ́ους ăthlĭ́ous	ᾰ̓θλῐ́ᾱς ăthlĭ́ās	ᾰ̓́θλῐᾰ ắthlĭă
Vocative	ᾰ̓́θλῐε ắthlĭe	ᾰ̓θλῐ́ᾱ ăthlĭ́ā	ᾰ̓́θλῐον ắthlĭon	ᾰ̓θλῐ́ω ăthlĭ́ō	ᾰ̓θλῐ́ᾱ ăthlĭ́ā	ᾰ̓θλῐ́ω ăthlĭ́ō	ᾰ̓́θλῐοι ắthlĭoi	ᾰ̓́θλῐαι ắthlĭai	ᾰ̓́θλῐᾰ ắthlĭă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ᾰ̓θλῐ́ως ăthlĭ́ōs			ᾰ̓θλῐώτερος ăthlĭṓteros			ᾰ̓θλῐώτᾰτος ăthlĭṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

παντάθλιος (pantáthlios)