ἀμαθής
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See also: αμαθής
Ancient Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ἀ- (a-, “un-”) + the root of μανθάνω (manthánō, “to learn”) + -ής (-ḗs, adjective suffix).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /a.ma.tʰɛ̌ːs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /a.maˈtʰe̝s/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /a.maˈθis/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /a.maˈθis/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /a.maˈθis/
Adjective
[edit]ἀμαθής • (amathḗs) m or f (neuter ἀμαθές); third declension
- ignorant [with genitive ‘about something’]; stupid
- (morally) unfeeling, inhuman
- (of animals) unmanageable
- (of things) uncivilized, unrestricted, barbarous
- not heard of, unknown
Inflection
[edit]Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
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Case/Gender | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | ||||||||
Nominative | ἀμαθής amathḗs |
ἀμαθές amathés |
ἀμαθεῖ amatheî |
ἀμαθεῖ amatheî |
ἀμαθεῖς amatheîs |
ἀμαθῆ amathê | ||||||||
Genitive | ἀμαθοῦς amathoûs |
ἀμαθοῦς amathoûs |
ἀμαθοῖν amathoîn |
ἀμαθοῖν amathoîn |
ἀμαθῶν amathôn |
ἀμαθῶν amathôn | ||||||||
Dative | ἀμαθεῖ amatheî |
ἀμαθεῖ amatheî |
ἀμαθοῖν amathoîn |
ἀμαθοῖν amathoîn |
ἀμαθέσῐ / ἀμαθέσῐν amathési(n) |
ἀμαθέσῐ / ἀμαθέσῐν amathési(n) | ||||||||
Accusative | ἀμαθῆ amathê |
ἀμαθές amathés |
ἀμαθεῖ amatheî |
ἀμαθεῖ amatheî |
ἀμαθεῖς amatheîs |
ἀμαθῆ amathê | ||||||||
Vocative | ἀμαθές amathés |
ἀμαθές amathés |
ἀμαθεῖ amatheî |
ἀμαθεῖ amatheî |
ἀμαθεῖς amatheîs |
ἀμαθῆ amathê | ||||||||
Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
ἀμαθῶς amathôs |
ἀμαθέστερος amathésteros |
ἀμαθέστᾰτος amathéstatos | ||||||||||||
Notes: |
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Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
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Case/Gender | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | ||||||||
Nominative | ἀμαθής amathḗs |
ἀμαθές amathés |
ἀμαθεῖ / ἀμαθέε amatheî / amathée |
ἀμαθεῖ / ἀμαθέε amatheî / amathée |
ἀμαθεῖς / ἀμαθέες amatheîs / amathées |
ἀμαθέᾰ amathéa | ||||||||
Genitive | ἀμαθέος / ἀμαθεῦς amathéos / amatheûs |
ἀμαθέος / ἀμαθεῦς amathéos / amatheûs |
ἀμαθέοιν amathéoin |
ἀμαθέοιν amathéoin |
ἀμαθέων amathéōn |
ἀμαθέων amathéōn | ||||||||
Dative | ἀμαθεῖ / ἀμαθέῐ̈ amatheî / amathéï |
ἀμαθεῖ / ἀμαθέῐ̈ amatheî / amathéï |
ἀμαθέοιν amathéoin |
ἀμαθέοιν amathéoin |
ἀμαθέσῐ / ἀμαθέσῐν amathési(n) |
ἀμαθέσῐ / ἀμαθέσῐν amathési(n) | ||||||||
Accusative | ἀμαθέᾰ amathéa |
ἀμαθές amathés |
ἀμαθεῖ / ἀμαθέε amatheî / amathée |
ἀμαθεῖ / ἀμαθέε amatheî / amathée |
ἀμαθέᾰς amathéas |
ἀμαθέᾰ amathéa | ||||||||
Vocative | ἀμαθές amathés |
ἀμαθές amathés |
ἀμαθεῖ / ἀμαθέε amatheî / amathée |
ἀμαθεῖ / ἀμαθέε amatheî / amathée |
ἀμαθεῖς / ἀμαθέες amatheîs / amathées |
ἀμαθέᾰ amathéa | ||||||||
Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
ἀμαθέως amathéōs |
ἀμαθέστερος amathésteros |
ἀμαθέστᾰτος amathéstatos | ||||||||||||
Notes: |
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References
[edit]- “ἀμαθής”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ἀμαθής”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- G261 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.
- awkward idem, page 56.
- backward idem, page 58.
- besotted idem, page 75.
- blind idem, page 83.
- boorish idem, page 89.
- clumsy idem, page 140.
- coarse idem, page 140.
- dense idem, page 210.
- dull idem, page 256.
- foolish idem, page 333.
- gross idem, page 374.
- heavy idem, page 393.
- ignorant idem, page 414.
- illiterate idem, page 416.
- obtuse idem, page 568.
- rude idem, page 724.
- senseless idem, page 752.
- silly idem, page 776.
- slow idem, page 785.
- sluggish idem, page 786.
- stolid idem, page 819.
- stranger idem, page 823.
- stupid idem, page 830.
- thick-headed idem, page 865.
- thick-skinned idem, page 866.
- unacquainted idem, page 906.
- uneducated idem, page 916.
- unfamiliar idem, page 917.
- uninstructed idem, page 922.
- unintelligent idem, page 922.
- unknowing idem, page 923.
- unlearned idem, page 924.
- unlettered idem, page 924.
- unpolished idem, page 927.
- unskilful idem, page 932.
- unskilled idem, page 932.
- untaught idem, page 934.
- untutored idem, page 935.
- unversed in idem, page 936.
- vulgar idem, page 958.
- weak-minded idem, page 969.
- witless idem, page 985.
Categories:
- Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Ancient Greek terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *men- (think)
- Ancient Greek terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dʰeh₁-
- Ancient Greek terms prefixed with ἀ-
- Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ής
- Ancient Greek 3-syllable words
- Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation
- Ancient Greek lemmas
- Ancient Greek adjectives
- Ancient Greek oxytone terms