ἄβακτος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Unknown. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /á.bak.tos/ → /ˈa.βak.tos/ → /ˈa.vak.tos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /á.bak.tos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈa.bak.tos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.βak.tos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.vak.tos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈa.vak.tos/

Adjective

ᾰ̓́βᾰκτος • (ábaktos) m or f (neuter ᾰ̓́βᾰκτον); second declension (Laconian)

1. unlucky
2. blameless
3. irrelevant

Inflection

Second declension of ᾰ̓́βᾰκτος; ᾰ̓́βᾰκτον (Laconian)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ᾰ̓́βᾰκτος ábaktos	ᾰ̓́βᾰκτον ábakton		ᾰ̓βᾰ́κτω abáktō	ᾰ̓βᾰ́κτω abáktō		ᾰ̓́βᾰκτοι ábaktoi	ᾰ̓́βᾰκτᾰ ábakta
Genitive		ᾰ̓βᾰ́κτω abáktō	ᾰ̓βᾰ́κτω abáktō		ᾰ̓βᾰ́κτοιν abáktoin	ᾰ̓βᾰ́κτοιν abáktoin		ᾰ̓βᾰ́κτων abáktōn	ᾰ̓βᾰ́κτων abáktōn
Dative		ᾰ̓βᾰ́κτῳ abáktōi	ᾰ̓βᾰ́κτῳ abáktōi		ᾰ̓βᾰ́κτοιν abáktoin	ᾰ̓βᾰ́κτοιν abáktoin		ᾰ̓βᾰ́κτοις abáktois	ᾰ̓βᾰ́κτοις abáktois
Accusative		ᾰ̓́βᾰκτον ábakton	ᾰ̓́βᾰκτον ábakton		ᾰ̓βᾰ́κτω abáktō	ᾰ̓βᾰ́κτω abáktō		ᾰ̓βᾰ́κτως abáktōs	ᾰ̓βᾰ́κτως abáktōs
Vocative		ᾰ̓́βᾰκτε ábakte	ᾰ̓́βᾰκτον ábakton		ᾰ̓βᾰ́κτω abáktō	ᾰ̓βᾰ́κτω abáktō		ᾰ̓́βᾰκτοι ábaktoi	ᾰ̓́βᾰκτᾰ ábakta
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		—			—			ᾰ̓βᾰκτότᾰτος abaktótatos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Further reading

• ἄβακτος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἄβακτος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)