ἄσιτος

Ancient Greek

FWOTD – 18 February 2024

Etymology

From ἀ- (a-, not) +‎ σῖτος (sîtos, “grain, food”).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

ἄσῑτος • (ásītos) m or f (neuter ἄσῑτον); second declension

  1. without food, fasting
  2. lacking in appetite
  3. of forbidden food
  4. devoid of grain

Declension

Second declension of ἄσῑτος; ἄσῑτον (Attic)
Number Singular Dual Plural
Case/Gender Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter
Nominative ἄσῑτος
ásītos 		ἄσῑτον
ásīton 		ἀσῑ́τω
asī́tō 		ἀσῑ́τω
asī́tō 		ἄσῑτοι
ásītoi 		ἄσῑτᾰ
ásītă
Genitive ἀσῑ́του
asī́tou 		ἀσῑ́του
asī́tou 		ἀσῑ́τοιν
asī́toin 		ἀσῑ́τοιν
asī́toin 		ἀσῑ́των
asī́tōn 		ἀσῑ́των
asī́tōn
Dative ἀσῑ́τῳ
asī́tōi 		ἀσῑ́τῳ
asī́tōi 		ἀσῑ́τοιν
asī́toin 		ἀσῑ́τοιν
asī́toin 		ἀσῑ́τοις
asī́tois 		ἀσῑ́τοις
asī́tois
Accusative ἄσῑτον
ásīton 		ἄσῑτον
ásīton 		ἀσῑ́τω
asī́tō 		ἀσῑ́τω
asī́tō 		ἀσῑ́τους
asī́tous 		ἄσῑτᾰ
ásītă
Vocative ἄσῑτε
ásīte 		ἄσῑτον
ásīton 		ἀσῑ́τω
asī́tō 		ἀσῑ́τω
asī́tō 		ἄσῑτοι
ásītoi 		ἄσῑτᾰ
ásītă
Derived forms Adverb Comparative Superlative
ἀσῑ́τως
asī́tōs 		ἀσῑτότερος
asītóteros 		ἀσῑτότᾰτος
asītótătos
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • ἀσῑτέω (asītéō)
  • ἀσῑτῐ́ᾱ (asītĭ́ā)

Further reading

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