αἰσχρός

See also: αισχρός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From αἶσχ(ος) (aîskh(os), “shame”) +‎ -ρός (-rós).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ai̯s.kʰrós/ → /ɛsˈxros/ → /esˈxros/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ai̯s.kʰrós/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɛsˈkʰros/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɛsˈxros/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /esˈxros/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /esˈxros/

Adjective

αἰσχρός • (aiskhrós) m (feminine αἰσχρᾱ́, neuter αἰσχρόν); first/second declension

1. causing shame, dishonoring, reproachful
2. (of outward appearance) ugly, deformed

   Antonym: καλός (kalós)

3. shameful, disgraceful, base, infamous
4. ill-suited, inappropriate

Inflection

First and second declension of αἰσχρός; αἰσχρᾱ́; αἰσχρόν (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		αἰσχρός aiskhrós	αἰσχρᾱ́ aiskhrā́	αἰσχρόν aiskhrón		αἰσχρώ aiskhrṓ	αἰσχρᾱ́ aiskhrā́	αἰσχρώ aiskhrṓ		αἰσχροί aiskhroí	αἰσχραί aiskhraí	αἰσχρᾰ́ aiskhrá
Genitive		αἰσχροῦ aiskhroû	αἰσχρᾶς aiskhrâs	αἰσχροῦ aiskhroû		αἰσχροῖν aiskhroîn	αἰσχραῖν aiskhraîn	αἰσχροῖν aiskhroîn		αἰσχρῶν aiskhrôn	αἰσχρῶν aiskhrôn	αἰσχρῶν aiskhrôn
Dative		αἰσχρῷ aiskhrôi	αἰσχρᾷ aiskhrâi	αἰσχρῷ aiskhrôi		αἰσχροῖν aiskhroîn	αἰσχραῖν aiskhraîn	αἰσχροῖν aiskhroîn		αἰσχροῖς aiskhroîs	αἰσχραῖς aiskhraîs	αἰσχροῖς aiskhroîs
Accusative		αἰσχρόν aiskhrón	αἰσχρᾱ́ν aiskhrā́n	αἰσχρόν aiskhrón		αἰσχρώ aiskhrṓ	αἰσχρᾱ́ aiskhrā́	αἰσχρώ aiskhrṓ		αἰσχρούς aiskhroús	αἰσχρᾱ́ς aiskhrā́s	αἰσχρᾰ́ aiskhrá
Vocative		αἰσχρέ aiskhré	αἰσχρᾱ́ aiskhrā́	αἰσχρόν aiskhrón		αἰσχρώ aiskhrṓ	αἰσχρᾱ́ aiskhrā́	αἰσχρώ aiskhrṓ		αἰσχροί aiskhroí	αἰσχραί aiskhraí	αἰσχρᾰ́ aiskhrá
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		αἰσχρῶς aiskhrôs				αἰσχρότερος aiskhróteros				αἰσχρότᾰτος aiskhrótatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension. The alternative comparative αἰσχίων (aiskhíōn) and superlative αἴσχιστος (aískhistos) are used by Homer, Herodotus, and Attic writers.

Derived terms

• αἰσχρεργέω (aiskhrergéō)
• αἰσχρήμων (aiskhrḗmōn)
• αἰσχρόγελως (aiskhrógelōs)
• αἰσχροδιδάκτης (aiskhrodidáktēs)
• αἰσχροεπέω (aiskhroepéō)
• αἰσχροεπής (aiskhroepḗs)
• αἰσχροκερδέω (aiskhrokerdéō)
• αἰσχρολόγος (aiskhrológos)
• αἰσχρολοιχός (aiskhroloikhós)
• αἰσχρόμητις (aiskhrómētis)
• αἰσχρομυθέω (aiskhromuthéō)
• αἰσχροπαθής (aiskhropathḗs)
• αἰσχροποιός (aiskhropoiós)
• αἰσχροπραγέω (aiskhropragéō)
• αἰσχροπρεπής (aiskhroprepḗs)
• αἰσχροπρόσωπος (aiskhroprósōpos)
• αἰσχρορρήμων (aiskhrorrhḗmōn)
• αἰσχροσεμνία (aiskhrosemnía)
• αἰσχρότης (aiskhrótēs)
• αἰσχρουργός (aiskhrourgós)

 

Descendants

• Greek: αισχρός (aischrós)

References

• “αἰσχρός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “αἰσχρός”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “αἰσχρός”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• αἰσχρός in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• αἰσχρός in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• αἰσχρός in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• “αἰσχρός”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• G150 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
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  • atrocious idem, page 49.
  • base idem, page 64.
  • black idem, page 80.
  • blackguard idem, page 81.
  • blackguardly idem, page 81.
  • contemptible idem, page 167.
  • debased idem, page 199.
  • deformed idem, page 205.
  • degraded idem, page 206.
  • degrading idem, page 206.
  • depraved idem, page 212.
  • despicable idem, page 217.
  • dirty idem, page 227.
  • discreditable idem, page 231.
  • disgraceful idem, page 233.
  • dishonourable idem, page 234.
  • disreputable idem, page 238.
  • filthy idem, page 320.
  • forbidding idem, page 335.
  • foul idem, page 340.
  • frightful idem, page 345.
  • graceless idem, page 368.
  • guilty idem, page 379.
  • heinous idem, page 395.
  • hideous idem, page 398.
  • ignoble idem, page 414.
  • ignominious idem, page 414.
  • ill-favoured idem, page 416.
  • ill-gotten idem, page 416.
  • immoral idem, page 418.
  • impure idem, page 425.
  • indecent idem, page 431.
  • indelicate idem, page 432.
  • infamous idem, page 437.
  • iniquitous idem, page 441.
  • low idem, page 502.
  • mean idem, page 519.
  • nefarious idem, page 554.
  • obscene idem, page 566.
  • outrageous idem, page 583.
  • plain idem, page 616.
  • profligate idem, page 653.
  • scandalous idem, page 737.
  • scurvy idem, page 743.
  • shameful idem, page 761.
  • sordid idem, page 794.
  • ugly idem, page 905.
  • uncleanly idem, page 909.
  • uncomely idem, page 910.
  • undignified idem, page 914.
  • unhallowed idem, page 920.
  • unpardonable idem, page 927.
  • vicious idem, page 950.
  • vile idem, page 952.
  • villainous idem, page 952.
  • wicked idem, page 978.