ἀκηδής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀ- (a-, “un-”) +‎ κῆδος (kêdos, “care”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.kɛː.dɛ̌ːs/ → /a.ciˈðis/ → /a.ciˈðis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.kɛː.dɛ̌ːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.ke̝ˈde̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.ciˈðis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.ciˈðis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.ciˈðis/

Adjective

ᾰ̓κηδής • (ăkēdḗs) m or f (neuter ᾰ̓κηδές); third declension

1. (passive sense) uncared for
2. unburied
3. harmless
4. (active sense) careless, heedless, negligent

Inflection

Third declension of ᾰ̓κηδής; ᾰ̓κηδές (contracted, Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ᾰ̓κηδής ăkēdḗs	ᾰ̓κηδές ăkēdés		ᾰ̓κηδεῖ ăkēdeî	ᾰ̓κηδεῖ ăkēdeî		ᾰ̓κηδεῖς ăkēdeîs	ᾰ̓κηδῆ ăkēdê
Genitive		ᾰ̓κηδοῦς ăkēdoûs	ᾰ̓κηδοῦς ăkēdoûs		ᾰ̓κηδοῖν ăkēdoîn	ᾰ̓κηδοῖν ăkēdoîn		ᾰ̓κηδῶν ăkēdôn	ᾰ̓κηδῶν ăkēdôn
Dative		ᾰ̓κηδεῖ ăkēdeî	ᾰ̓κηδεῖ ăkēdeî		ᾰ̓κηδοῖν ăkēdoîn	ᾰ̓κηδοῖν ăkēdoîn		ᾰ̓κηδέσῐ / ᾰ̓κηδέσῐν ăkēdésĭ(n)	ᾰ̓κηδέσῐ / ᾰ̓κηδέσῐν ăkēdésĭ(n)
Accusative		ᾰ̓κηδῆ ăkēdê	ᾰ̓κηδές ăkēdés		ᾰ̓κηδεῖ ăkēdeî	ᾰ̓κηδεῖ ăkēdeî		ᾰ̓κηδεῖς ăkēdeîs	ᾰ̓κηδῆ ăkēdê
Vocative		ᾰ̓κηδές ăkēdés	ᾰ̓κηδές ăkēdés		ᾰ̓κηδεῖ ăkēdeî	ᾰ̓κηδεῖ ăkēdeî		ᾰ̓κηδεῖς ăkēdeîs	ᾰ̓κηδῆ ăkēdê
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ᾰ̓κηδῶς ăkēdôs			ᾰ̓κηδέστερος ăkēdésteros			ᾰ̓κηδέστᾰτος ăkēdéstătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• ἀκηδίᾱ (akēdíā)
• ἀκήδεια (akḗdeia)

Descendants

• Greek: ακηδής (akidís)

References

• “ἀκηδής”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press