ἀναιδής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀν- (an-) +‎ αἰδώς (aidṓs, “shame”) +‎ -ής (-ḗs).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.nai̯.dɛ̌ːs/ → /a.nɛˈðis/ → /a.neˈðis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.nai̯.dɛ̌ːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.nɛˈde̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.nɛˈðis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.neˈðis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.neˈðis/

Adjective

ἀναιδής • (anaidḗs) m or f (neuter ἀναιδές); third declension

1. shameless
2. ruthless

Declension

Third declension of ᾰ̓ναιδής; ᾰ̓ναιδές (contracted, Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ᾰ̓ναιδής anaidḗs	ᾰ̓ναιδές anaidés		ᾰ̓ναιδεῖ anaideî	ᾰ̓ναιδεῖ anaideî		ᾰ̓ναιδεῖς anaideîs	ᾰ̓ναιδῆ anaidê
Genitive		ᾰ̓ναιδοῦς anaidoûs	ᾰ̓ναιδοῦς anaidoûs		ᾰ̓ναιδοῖν anaidoîn	ᾰ̓ναιδοῖν anaidoîn		ᾰ̓ναιδῶν anaidôn	ᾰ̓ναιδῶν anaidôn
Dative		ᾰ̓ναιδεῖ anaideî	ᾰ̓ναιδεῖ anaideî		ᾰ̓ναιδοῖν anaidoîn	ᾰ̓ναιδοῖν anaidoîn		ᾰ̓ναιδέσῐ / ᾰ̓ναιδέσῐν anaidési(n)	ᾰ̓ναιδέσῐ / ᾰ̓ναιδέσῐν anaidési(n)
Accusative		ᾰ̓ναιδῆ anaidê	ᾰ̓ναιδές anaidés		ᾰ̓ναιδεῖ anaideî	ᾰ̓ναιδεῖ anaideî		ᾰ̓ναιδεῖς anaideîs	ᾰ̓ναιδῆ anaidê
Vocative		ᾰ̓ναιδές anaidés	ᾰ̓ναιδές anaidés		ᾰ̓ναιδεῖ anaideî	ᾰ̓ναιδεῖ anaideî		ᾰ̓ναιδεῖς anaideîs	ᾰ̓ναιδῆ anaidê
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ᾰ̓ναιδῶς anaidôs			ᾰ̓ναιδέστερος anaidésteros			ᾰ̓ναιδέστᾰτος anaidéstatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of ᾰ̓ναιδής; ᾰ̓ναιδές (uncontracted, Epic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ᾰ̓ναιδής anaidḗs	ᾰ̓ναιδές anaidés		ᾰ̓ναιδεῖ / ᾰ̓ναιδέε anaideî / anaidée	ᾰ̓ναιδεῖ / ᾰ̓ναιδέε anaideî / anaidée		ᾰ̓ναιδεῖς / ᾰ̓ναιδέες anaideîs / anaidées	ᾰ̓ναιδέᾰ anaidéa
Genitive		ᾰ̓ναιδέος / ᾰ̓ναιδεῦς anaidéos / anaideûs	ᾰ̓ναιδέος / ᾰ̓ναιδεῦς anaidéos / anaideûs		ᾰ̓ναιδοῖν anaidoîn	ᾰ̓ναιδοῖν anaidoîn		ᾰ̓ναιδέων anaidéōn	ᾰ̓ναιδέων anaidéōn
Dative		ᾰ̓ναιδεῖ / ᾰ̓ναιδέῐ̈ anaideî / anaidéï	ᾰ̓ναιδεῖ / ᾰ̓ναιδέῐ̈ anaideî / anaidéï		ᾰ̓ναιδοῖν anaidoîn	ᾰ̓ναιδοῖν anaidoîn		ᾰ̓ναιδέσῐ / ᾰ̓ναιδέσῐν anaidési(n)	ᾰ̓ναιδέσῐ / ᾰ̓ναιδέσῐν anaidési(n)
Accusative		ᾰ̓ναιδέᾰ anaidéa	ᾰ̓ναιδές anaidés		ᾰ̓ναιδεῖ / ᾰ̓ναιδέε anaideî / anaidée	ᾰ̓ναιδεῖ / ᾰ̓ναιδέε anaideî / anaidée		ᾰ̓ναιδέᾰς anaidéas	ᾰ̓ναιδέᾰ anaidéa
Vocative		ᾰ̓ναιδές anaidés	ᾰ̓ναιδές anaidés		ᾰ̓ναιδεῖ / ᾰ̓ναιδέε anaideî / anaidée	ᾰ̓ναιδεῖ / ᾰ̓ναιδέε anaideî / anaidée		ᾰ̓ναιδεῖς / ᾰ̓ναιδέες anaideîs / anaidées	ᾰ̓ναιδέᾰ anaidéa
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ᾰ̓ναιδέως anaidéōs			ᾰ̓ναιδέστερος anaidésteros			ᾰ̓ναιδέστᾰτος anaidéstatos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Descendants

• Greek: αναιδής (anaidís)

Further reading

• “ἀναιδής”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἀναιδής in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἀναιδής in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• ἀναιδής in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• “ἀναιδής”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἀναιδής”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • audacious idem, page 52.
  • barefaced idem, page 63.
  • brazen idem, page 94.
  • brazen-faced idem, page 94.
  • cool idem, page 173.
  • dirty idem, page 227.
  • dissolute idem, page 240.
  • flagrant idem, page 325.
  • forward idem, page 340.
  • immodest idem, page 418.
  • impertinent idem, page 421.
  • improper idem, page 424.
  • impudent idem, page 425.
  • indecent idem, page 431.
  • insolent idem, page 445.
  • irreverent idem, page 460.
  • leering idem, page 484.
  • lewd idem, page 487.
  • licentious idem, page 488.
  • naked idem, page 550.
  • obscene idem, page 566.
  • outrageous idem, page 583.
  • profligate idem, page 653.
  • pushful idem, page 660.
  • shameless idem, page 761.
  • unabashed idem, page 905.
  • unashamed idem, page 907.
  • unblushing idem, page 908.
  • wanton idem, page 961.