ὑπεραττικίζω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ὑπερ- (huper-) +‎ ἀττικίζω (attikízō), equivalent to ὑπεραττῐκός (huperattĭkós, excessively Attic) +‎ -ίζω (-ízō).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ὑπεραττῐκίζω • (huperattĭkízō)

  1. to imitate the Attic dialect of Ancient Greek to excess
    • 170 CE – 250 CE, Philostratus, Vita Appoloni 1.17:
      λόγων δὲ ἰδέαν ἐπήσκησεν οὐ διθυραμβώδη καὶ φλεγμαίνουσαν ποιητικοῖς ὀνόμασιν, οὐδ᾽ αὖ κατεγλωττισμένην καὶ ὑπεραττικίζουσαν
      lógōn dè idéan epḗskēsen ou dithurambṓdē kaì phlegmaínousan poiētikoîs onómasin, oud’ aû kateglōttisménēn kaì huperattikízousan
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  2. (figurative) to use excessive subtlety in philosophy

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • ὑπεραττικισμός (huperattikismós)
  • ἀναττῐκός (anattĭkós, alien to the Attic dialect)
  • ἀντιαττῐκιστής m (antiattĭkistḗs, Anti-Atticist)
  • Ἀτθίς (Atthís)
  • Ἀττῐικηρῶς - ἀττῐκηρῶς (attĭkērôs, in Attic fashion)
  • Ἀττική (Attikḗ, Attica)
  • Ἀττῐ́κισις - ἀττῐ́κισις f (attĭ́kisis, Attic style, Atticism)
  • Ἀττικισμός (Attikismós)
  • Ἀττῐκιστής - ἀττῐκιστής m (attĭkistḗs, speaker of Attic; one who affects or collects Attic expressions)
  • Ἀττῐκιστί - ἀττῐκιστί (attĭkistí, in the Attic dialect)
  • Ἀττῐκοπέρδιξ m (Attĭkopérdix, Attic partridge, nickname of an actor)
  • Ἀττῐκός (Attĭkós)
  • Ἀττῐκουργής - ἀττῐκουργής (attĭkourgḗs, wrought in Attic fashion)
  • Ἀττῐκωνῐκός m (Attĭkōnĭkós, comic alteration of Ἀττῐκός, after Λακωνικός)
  • ἐναττῐκίζω (enattĭkízō)
  • ἐξαττῐκίζω (exattĭkízō)
  • Συραττῐκός (Surattĭkós, Syro-Attic)
  • ὑπαττῐκός (hupattĭkós, somewhat Attic)
  • χρυσαττῐκός (khrusattĭkós, golden Attic)
  • ψευδαττῐκός (pseudattĭkós, false Attic)

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