ἀναίτιος

See also: αναίτιος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ἀν- (an-, privative) +‎ αἴτιος (aítios, “responsible”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.nǎi̯.ti.os/ → /aˈnɛ.ti.os/ → /aˈne.ti.os/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.nǎi̯.ti.os/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /aˈnɛ.ti.os/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /aˈnɛ.ti.os/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /aˈne.ti.os/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /aˈne.ti.os/

Adjective

ἀναίτῐος • (anaítĭos) m or f (neuter ἀναίτῐον); second declension & ἀναίτιος, ἀναιτία, ἀναίτιον

1. not the cause of
2. guiltless
3. uncaused

Inflection

Second declension of ἀναίτῐος; ἀναίτῐον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἀναίτῐος anaítĭos	ἀναίτῐον anaítĭon		ἀναιτῐ́ω anaitĭ́ō	ἀναιτῐ́ω anaitĭ́ō		ἀναίτῐοι anaítĭoi	ἀναίτῐᾰ anaítĭă
Genitive		ἀναιτῐ́ου anaitĭ́ou	ἀναιτῐ́ου anaitĭ́ou		ἀναιτῐ́οιν anaitĭ́oin	ἀναιτῐ́οιν anaitĭ́oin		ἀναιτῐ́ων anaitĭ́ōn	ἀναιτῐ́ων anaitĭ́ōn
Dative		ἀναιτῐ́ῳ anaitĭ́ōi	ἀναιτῐ́ῳ anaitĭ́ōi		ἀναιτῐ́οιν anaitĭ́oin	ἀναιτῐ́οιν anaitĭ́oin		ἀναιτῐ́οις anaitĭ́ois	ἀναιτῐ́οις anaitĭ́ois
Accusative		ἀναίτῐον anaítĭon	ἀναίτῐον anaítĭon		ἀναιτῐ́ω anaitĭ́ō	ἀναιτῐ́ω anaitĭ́ō		ἀναιτῐ́ους anaitĭ́ous	ἀναίτῐᾰ anaítĭă
Vocative		ἀναίτῐε anaítĭe	ἀναίτῐον anaítĭon		ἀναιτῐ́ω anaitĭ́ō	ἀναιτῐ́ω anaitĭ́ō		ἀναίτῐοι anaítĭoi	ἀναίτῐᾰ anaítĭă
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ἀναιτῐ́ως anaitĭ́ōs			ἀναιτῐώτερος anaitĭṓteros			ἀναιτῐώτᾰτος anaitĭṓtătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Related terms

• αἰτία f (aitía, “cause”)

Descendants

• → Greek: αναίτιος (anaítios) (learned)

Further reading

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