ἀδαμάντινος

See also: αδαμάντινος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀδάμᾱς, ἀ˘δᾰμᾰντ- (adámās, ădămănt-, “diamond; steel”) +‎ -ῐνος (-ĭnos, suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.da.mán.ti.nos/ → /a.ðaˈman.ti.nos/ → /a.ðaˈman.di.nos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.da.mán.ti.nos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.daˈman.ti.nos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.ðaˈman.ti.nos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.ðaˈman.ti.nos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.ðaˈman.di.nos/

Adjective

ἀδᾰμάντῐνος • (adămántĭnos) m (feminine ἀδᾰμαντῐ́νη, neuter ἀδᾰμάντῐνον); first/second declension

1. adamantine, of steel
2. hard as adamant

Inflection

First and second declension of ἀδᾰμάντῐνος; ἀδᾰμαντῐ́νη; ἀδᾰμάντῐνον (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἀδᾰμάντῐνος adămántĭnos	ἀδᾰμαντῐ́νη adămantĭ́nē	ἀδᾰμάντῐνον adămántĭnon		ἀδᾰμαντῐ́νω adămantĭ́nō	ἀδᾰμαντῐ́νᾱ adămantĭ́nā	ἀδᾰμαντῐ́νω adămantĭ́nō		ἀδᾰμάντῐνοι adămántĭnoi	ἀδᾰμάντῐναι adămántĭnai	ἀδᾰμάντῐνᾰ adămántĭnă
Genitive		ἀδᾰμαντῐ́νου adămantĭ́nou	ἀδᾰμαντῐ́νης adămantĭ́nēs	ἀδᾰμαντῐ́νου adămantĭ́nou		ἀδᾰμαντῐ́νοιν adămantĭ́noin	ἀδᾰμαντῐ́ναιν adămantĭ́nain	ἀδᾰμαντῐ́νοιν adămantĭ́noin		ἀδᾰμαντῐ́νων adămantĭ́nōn	ἀδᾰμαντῐ́νων adămantĭ́nōn	ἀδᾰμαντῐ́νων adămantĭ́nōn
Dative		ἀδᾰμαντῐ́νῳ adămantĭ́nōi	ἀδᾰμαντῐ́νῃ adămantĭ́nēi	ἀδᾰμαντῐ́νῳ adămantĭ́nōi		ἀδᾰμαντῐ́νοιν adămantĭ́noin	ἀδᾰμαντῐ́ναιν adămantĭ́nain	ἀδᾰμαντῐ́νοιν adămantĭ́noin		ἀδᾰμαντῐ́νοις adămantĭ́nois	ἀδᾰμαντῐ́ναις adămantĭ́nais	ἀδᾰμαντῐ́νοις adămantĭ́nois
Accusative		ἀδᾰμάντῐνον adămántĭnon	ἀδᾰμαντῐ́νην adămantĭ́nēn	ἀδᾰμάντῐνον adămántĭnon		ἀδᾰμαντῐ́νω adămantĭ́nō	ἀδᾰμαντῐ́νᾱ adămantĭ́nā	ἀδᾰμαντῐ́νω adămantĭ́nō		ἀδᾰμαντῐ́νους adămantĭ́nous	ἀδᾰμαντῐ́νᾱς adămantĭ́nās	ἀδᾰμάντῐνᾰ adămántĭnă
Vocative		ἀδᾰμάντῐνε adămántĭne	ἀδᾰμαντῐ́νη adămantĭ́nē	ἀδᾰμάντῐνον adămántĭnon		ἀδᾰμαντῐ́νω adămantĭ́nō	ἀδᾰμαντῐ́νᾱ adămantĭ́nā	ἀδᾰμαντῐ́νω adămantĭ́nō		ἀδᾰμάντῐνοι adămántĭnoi	ἀδᾰμάντῐναι adămántĭnai	ἀδᾰμάντῐνᾰ adămántĭnă
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		ἀδᾰμαντῐ́νως adămantĭ́nōs				ἀδᾰμαντῐνώτερος adămantĭnṓteros				ἀδᾰμαντῐνώτᾰτος adămantĭnṓtătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “ἀδαμάντινος”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011
• “ἀδαμάντινος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ἀδαμάντινος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἀδαμάντινος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)