αἰσχύνη

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Ultimately from αἶσχος (aîskhos, disgrace). According to Beekes, a back-formation from αἰσχύνω (aiskhúnō, to disgrace).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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αἰσχῡ́νη (aiskhū́nēf (genitive αἰσχῡ́νης); first declension

  1. (mass noun) shame, disgrace
    • 460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 1.10.3:
      παρὰ γὰρ τοῖσι Λυδοῖσι, σχεδὸν δὲ καὶ παρὰ τοῖσι ἄλλοισι βαρβάροισι, καὶ ἄνδρα ὀφθῆναι γυμνόν ἐς αἰσχύνην μεγάλην φέρει.
      parà gàr toîsi Ludoîsi, skhedòn dè kaì parà toîsi álloisi barbároisi, kaì ándra ophthênai gumnón es aiskhúnēn megálēn phérei.
      For among the Lydians, and indeed among the barbarians generally, it is reckoned a deep disgrace, even to a man, to be seen naked.
  2. shameful, disgraceful act
    • 416 BCE, Euripides, Herakles 1423–1424:
      ἡμεῖς δʼ ἀναλώσαντες αἰσχύναις δόμον,
      Θησεῖ πανώλεις ἑψόμεσθʼ ἐφολκίδες.
      hēmeîs dʼ analṓsantes aiskhúnais dómon,
      Thēseî panṓleis hepsómesthʼ epholkídes.
      And we, having ruined our house with shameful acts
      will follow after Theseus as all-destroyed burdens.

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: αισχύνη (aischýni)

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