ἄρρητος

See also: άρρητος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀ- (a-, “not”) +‎ ῥητός (rhētós, “spoken”).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

ᾰ̓́ρρητος • (ắrrhētos) m or f (neuter ᾰ̓́ρρητον); second declension

  1. unspoken
  2. that cannot be spoken or expressed
  3. unspeakable, immense
  4. not to be spoken or divulged
  5. unutterable, horrible
  6. shameful to be spoken
  7. (of numbers) irrational
    Antonym: ῥητός (rhētós)

Declension

Second declension of ᾰ̓́ρρητος; ᾰ̓́ρρητον (Attic)
Number Singular Dual Plural
Case/Gender Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter
Nominative ᾰ̓́ρρητος
ắrrhētos 		ᾰ̓́ρρητον
ắrrhēton 		ᾰ̓ρρήτω
ărrhḗtō 		ᾰ̓ρρήτω
ărrhḗtō 		ᾰ̓́ρρητοι
ắrrhētoi 		ᾰ̓́ρρητᾰ
ắrrhētă
Genitive ᾰ̓ρρήτου
ărrhḗtou 		ᾰ̓ρρήτου
ărrhḗtou 		ᾰ̓ρρήτοιν
ărrhḗtoin 		ᾰ̓ρρήτοιν
ărrhḗtoin 		ᾰ̓ρρήτων
ărrhḗtōn 		ᾰ̓ρρήτων
ărrhḗtōn
Dative ᾰ̓ρρήτῳ
ărrhḗtōi 		ᾰ̓ρρήτῳ
ărrhḗtōi 		ᾰ̓ρρήτοιν
ărrhḗtoin 		ᾰ̓ρρήτοιν
ărrhḗtoin 		ᾰ̓ρρήτοις
ărrhḗtois 		ᾰ̓ρρήτοις
ărrhḗtois
Accusative ᾰ̓́ρρητον
ắrrhēton 		ᾰ̓́ρρητον
ắrrhēton 		ᾰ̓ρρήτω
ărrhḗtō 		ᾰ̓ρρήτω
ărrhḗtō 		ᾰ̓ρρήτους
ărrhḗtous 		ᾰ̓́ρρητᾰ
ắrrhētă
Vocative ᾰ̓́ρρητε
ắrrhēte 		ᾰ̓́ρρητον
ắrrhēton 		ᾰ̓ρρήτω
ărrhḗtō 		ᾰ̓ρρήτω
ărrhḗtō 		ᾰ̓́ρρητοι
ắrrhētoi 		ᾰ̓́ρρητᾰ
ắrrhētă
Derived forms Adverb Comparative Superlative
ᾰ̓ρρήτως
ărrhḗtōs 		ᾰ̓ρρητότερος
ărrhētóteros 		ᾰ̓ρρητότᾰτος
ărrhētótătos
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • ἀρρησία (arrhēsía)
  • ἄρρητα n pl (árrhēta)
  • ἀρρητοποιέω (arrhētopoiéō)
  • ἀρρητοποιός (arrhētopoiós)
  • ἀρρητόρευτος (arrhētóreutos)
  • ἀρρητουργέω (arrhētourgéō)
  • ἀρρητουργία (arrhētourgía)
  • ἀρρητοφορία (arrhētophoría)
  • ἀρρητοφόρος (arrhētophóros)

Descendants

  • Greek: άρρητος (árritos)

Further reading

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