παραίτιος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From παρα- (para-) +‎ αἴτιος (aítios, “responsible, culpable”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /pa.rǎi̯.ti.os/ → /paˈrɛ.ti.os/ → /paˈre.ti.os/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pa.rǎi̯.ti.os/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /paˈrɛ.ti.os/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /paˈrɛ.ti.os/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /paˈre.ti.os/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /paˈre.ti.os/

Adjective

πᾰραίτῐος • (păraítĭos) m (feminine πᾰραιτῐ́ᾱ, neuter πᾰραίτῐον); first/second declension

1. being in part the cause, sharing the blame
2. (in bad sense) accessory to a crime

Inflection

First and second declension of πᾰραίτῐος; πᾰραιτῐ́ᾱ; πᾰραίτῐον (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		πᾰραίτῐος păraítĭos	πᾰραιτῐ́ᾱ păraitĭ́ā	πᾰραίτῐον păraítĭon		πᾰραιτῐ́ω păraitĭ́ō	πᾰραιτῐ́ᾱ păraitĭ́ā	πᾰραιτῐ́ω păraitĭ́ō		πᾰραίτῐοι păraítĭoi	πᾰραίτῐαι păraítĭai	πᾰραίτῐᾰ păraítĭă
Genitive		πᾰραιτῐ́ου păraitĭ́ou	πᾰραιτῐ́ᾱς păraitĭ́ās	πᾰραιτῐ́ου păraitĭ́ou		πᾰραιτῐ́οιν păraitĭ́oin	πᾰραιτῐ́αιν păraitĭ́ain	πᾰραιτῐ́οιν păraitĭ́oin		πᾰραιτῐ́ων păraitĭ́ōn	πᾰραιτῐ́ων păraitĭ́ōn	πᾰραιτῐ́ων păraitĭ́ōn
Dative		πᾰραιτῐ́ῳ păraitĭ́ōi	πᾰραιτῐ́ᾳ păraitĭ́āi	πᾰραιτῐ́ῳ păraitĭ́ōi		πᾰραιτῐ́οιν păraitĭ́oin	πᾰραιτῐ́αιν păraitĭ́ain	πᾰραιτῐ́οιν păraitĭ́oin		πᾰραιτῐ́οις păraitĭ́ois	πᾰραιτῐ́αις păraitĭ́ais	πᾰραιτῐ́οις păraitĭ́ois
Accusative		πᾰραίτῐον păraítĭon	πᾰραιτῐ́ᾱν păraitĭ́ān	πᾰραίτῐον păraítĭon		πᾰραιτῐ́ω păraitĭ́ō	πᾰραιτῐ́ᾱ păraitĭ́ā	πᾰραιτῐ́ω păraitĭ́ō		πᾰραιτῐ́ους păraitĭ́ous	πᾰραιτῐ́ᾱς păraitĭ́ās	πᾰραίτῐᾰ păraítĭă
Vocative		πᾰραίτῐε păraítĭe	πᾰραιτῐ́ᾱ păraitĭ́ā	πᾰραίτῐον păraítĭon		πᾰραιτῐ́ω păraitĭ́ō	πᾰραιτῐ́ᾱ păraitĭ́ā	πᾰραιτῐ́ω păraitĭ́ō		πᾰραίτῐοι păraítĭoi	πᾰραίτῐαι păraítĭai	πᾰραίτῐᾰ păraítĭă
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		πᾰραιτῐ́ως păraitĭ́ōs				πᾰραιτῐώτερος păraitĭṓteros				πᾰραιτῐώτᾰτος păraitĭṓtătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “παραίτιος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• παραίτιος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette