ἄσφαλτος

See also: άσφαλτος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Generally taken as deriving from ἀ- (a-, “not”) +‎ σφάλλω (sphállō, “to fall, cast down”), under the assumption that it denoted the material that protects walls from tumbling down. However, according to Beekes, the word is rather Pre-Greek.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἄσφᾰλτος • (ásphăltos) f or m (genitive ἀσφᾰ́λτου); second declension

  1. asphalt, bitumen

Declension

Second declension of ὁ, ἡ ἄσφᾰλτος; τοῦ, τῆς ἀσφᾰ́λτου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ, ἡ ἄσφᾰλτος
ho, hē ásphăltos 		τὼ ἀσφᾰ́λτω
tṑ asphắltō 		οἱ, αἱ ἄσφᾰλτοι
hoi, hai ásphăltoi
Genitive τοῦ, τῆς ἀσφᾰ́λτου
toû, tês asphắltou 		τοῖν ἀσφᾰ́λτοιν
toîn asphắltoin 		τῶν ἀσφᾰ́λτων
tôn asphắltōn
Dative τῷ, τῇ ἀσφᾰ́λτῳ
tōî, tēî asphắltōi 		τοῖν ἀσφᾰ́λτοιν
toîn asphắltoin 		τοῖς, ταῖς ἀσφᾰ́λτοις
toîs, taîs asphắltois
Accusative τὸν, τὴν ἄσφᾰλτον
tòn, tḕn ásphălton 		τὼ ἀσφᾰ́λτω
tṑ asphắltō 		τοὺς, τᾱ̀ς ἀσφᾰ́λτους
toùs, tā̀s asphắltous
Vocative ἄσφᾰλτε
ásphălte 		ἀσφᾰ́λτω
asphắltō 		ἄσφᾰλτοι
ásphăltoi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • ἀσφαλτίζω (asphaltízō)
  • ἀσφάλτιον (aspháltion)
  • ἀσφαλτίτης (asphaltítēs)
  • ἀσφαλτόπισσα (asphaltópissa)
  • ἀσφαλτοφόρος (asphaltophóros)
  • ἀσφαλτόω (asphaltóō)
  • ἀσφαλτώδης (asphaltṓdēs)
  • ἀσφάλτωσις (aspháltōsis)

Descendants

References

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