ἀκριτόμυθος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἄκριτος (ákritos) +‎ μῦθος (mûthos).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.kri.tó.my.tʰos/ → /a.kriˈto.my.θos/ → /a.kriˈto.mi.θos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.kri.tó.my.tʰos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.kriˈto.my.tʰos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.kriˈto.my.θos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.kriˈto.my.θos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.kriˈto.mi.θos/

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Adjective

ἀκρῐτόμῡθος • (akrĭtómūthos) m (feminine ἀκρῐτομῡ́θω, neuter ἀκρῐτόμῡθον); first/second declension

1. confused, indiscriminate, reckless speech
2. difficult to decipher, understand, interpret, comprehend

Declension

Second declension of ἀκρῐτόμῡθος; ἀκρῐτόμῡθον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἀκρῐτόμῡθος akrĭtómūthos	ἀκρῐτόμῡθον akrĭtómūthon		ἀκρῐτομῡ́θω akrĭtomū́thō	ἀκρῐτομῡ́θω akrĭtomū́thō		ἀκρῐτόμῡθοι akrĭtómūthoi	ἀκρῐτόμῡθᾰ akrĭtómūthă
Genitive		ἀκρῐτομῡ́θου akrĭtomū́thou	ἀκρῐτομῡ́θου akrĭtomū́thou		ἀκρῐτομῡ́θοιν akrĭtomū́thoin	ἀκρῐτομῡ́θοιν akrĭtomū́thoin		ἀκρῐτομῡ́θων akrĭtomū́thōn	ἀκρῐτομῡ́θων akrĭtomū́thōn
Dative		ἀκρῐτομῡ́θῳ akrĭtomū́thōi	ἀκρῐτομῡ́θῳ akrĭtomū́thōi		ἀκρῐτομῡ́θοιν akrĭtomū́thoin	ἀκρῐτομῡ́θοιν akrĭtomū́thoin		ἀκρῐτομῡ́θοις akrĭtomū́thois	ἀκρῐτομῡ́θοις akrĭtomū́thois
Accusative		ἀκρῐτόμῡθον akrĭtómūthon	ἀκρῐτόμῡθον akrĭtómūthon		ἀκρῐτομῡ́θω akrĭtomū́thō	ἀκρῐτομῡ́θω akrĭtomū́thō		ἀκρῐτομῡ́θους akrĭtomū́thous	ἀκρῐτόμῡθᾰ akrĭtómūthă
Vocative		ἀκρῐτόμῡθε akrĭtómūthe	ἀκρῐτόμῡθον akrĭtómūthon		ἀκρῐτομῡ́θω akrĭtomū́thō	ἀκρῐτομῡ́θω akrĭtomū́thō		ἀκρῐτόμῡθοι akrĭtómūthoi	ἀκρῐτόμῡθᾰ akrĭtómūthă
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ἀκρῐτομῡ́θως akrĭtomū́thōs			ἀκρῐτομῡθότερος akrĭtomūthóteros			ἀκρῐτομῡθότᾰτος akrĭtomūthótătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• ἀκριτομυθία (akritomuthía)
  • ἀκριτομυθέω (akritomuthéō)

References

• “ἀκριτόμυθος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἀκριτόμυθος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ἀκριτόμυθος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
• ἀκριτόμυθος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἀκριτόμυθος in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “ἀκριτόμυθος”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers