ἀνασκευαστικός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰ́ζω (ănăskeuắzō, “to dismantle, remove”) +‎ -τῐκός (-tĭkós).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.nas.keu̯.as.ti.kós/ → /a.nas.ce.βas.tiˈkos/ → /a.nas.ce.vas.tiˈkos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.nas.keu̯.as.ti.kós/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.nas.ke.was.tiˈkos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.nas.ce.βas.tiˈkos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.nas.ce.vas.tiˈkos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.nas.ce.vas.tiˈkos/

Adjective

ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκός • (ănăskeuăstĭkós) m (feminine ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκή, neuter ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκόν); first/second declension

1. (logic) destructive
2. restorative, curative

Inflection

First and second declension of ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκός; ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκή; ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκόν (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκός ănăskeuăstĭkós	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκή ănăskeuăstĭkḗ	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκόν ănăskeuăstĭkón		ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκώ ănăskeuăstĭkṓ	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκᾱ́ ănăskeuăstĭkā́	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκώ ănăskeuăstĭkṓ		ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκοί ănăskeuăstĭkoí	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκαί ănăskeuăstĭkaí	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκᾰ́ ănăskeuăstĭkắ
Genitive		ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκοῦ ănăskeuăstĭkoû	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκῆς ănăskeuăstĭkês	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκοῦ ănăskeuăstĭkoû		ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκοῖν ănăskeuăstĭkoîn	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκαῖν ănăskeuăstĭkaîn	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκοῖν ănăskeuăstĭkoîn		ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκῶν ănăskeuăstĭkôn	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκῶν ănăskeuăstĭkôn	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκῶν ănăskeuăstĭkôn
Dative		ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκῷ ănăskeuăstĭkôi	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκῇ ănăskeuăstĭkêi	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκῷ ănăskeuăstĭkôi		ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκοῖν ănăskeuăstĭkoîn	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκαῖν ănăskeuăstĭkaîn	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκοῖν ănăskeuăstĭkoîn		ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκοῖς ănăskeuăstĭkoîs	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκαῖς ănăskeuăstĭkaîs	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκοῖς ănăskeuăstĭkoîs
Accusative		ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκόν ănăskeuăstĭkón	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκήν ănăskeuăstĭkḗn	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκόν ănăskeuăstĭkón		ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκώ ănăskeuăstĭkṓ	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκᾱ́ ănăskeuăstĭkā́	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκώ ănăskeuăstĭkṓ		ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκούς ănăskeuăstĭkoús	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκᾱ́ς ănăskeuăstĭkā́s	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκᾰ́ ănăskeuăstĭkắ
Vocative		ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκέ ănăskeuăstĭké	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκή ănăskeuăstĭkḗ	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκόν ănăskeuăstĭkón		ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκώ ănăskeuăstĭkṓ	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκᾱ́ ănăskeuăstĭkā́	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκώ ănăskeuăstĭkṓ		ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκοί ănăskeuăstĭkoí	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκαί ănăskeuăstĭkaí	ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκᾰ́ ănăskeuăstĭkắ
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκῶς ănăskeuăstĭkôs				ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκώτερος ănăskeuăstĭkṓteros				ᾰ̓νᾰσκευᾰστῐκώτᾰτος ănăskeuăstĭkṓtătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “logic: destructive”): κατασκευαστικός (kataskeuastikós)

References

• “ἀνασκευαστικός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ἀνασκευαστικός in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἀνασκευαστικός in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)