ὑπεραττικός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ὑπερ- (huper-) +‎ Ἀττικός (Attikós).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

ὑπεραττῐκός • (huperattĭkósm (feminine ὑπεραττῐκή, neuter ὑπεραττῐκόν); first/second declension

  1. excessively Attic, imitating the Attic dialect of Ancient Greek to an excessive degree
    • 125 CE – 200 CE, Lucian, Lexiphanes 25:
      τὸ δὲ πάντων καταγελαστότατον ἐκεῖνό ἐστιν, ὅτι ὑπεράττικος εἶναι ἀξιῶν καὶ τὴν φωνὴν εἰς τὸ ἀρχαιότατον ἀπηκριβωμένος τοιαῦτα ἔνια
      tò dè pántōn katagelastótaton ekeînó estin, hóti huperáttikos eînai axiôn kaì tḕn phōnḕn eis tò arkhaiótaton apēkribōménos toiaûta énia
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Declension

Derived terms

  • 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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