ἀτέλεια

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀ- (a-, “without”) +‎ τέλος (télos, “tax”) +‎ -ια (-ia). See also ἀτελής (atelḗs, “without end, neverending”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.té.leː.a/ → /aˈte.li.a/ → /aˈte.li.a/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.té.leː.a/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /aˈte.li.a/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /aˈte.li.a/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /aˈte.li.a/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /aˈte.li.a/

Noun

ἀτέλειᾰ • (atéleia) f (genitive ἀτελείᾱς); first declension

1. exemption from public burdens, immunity

   Synonym: ἄδεια (ádeia)

2. incompleteness, imperfection
3. (being) without payment, gratis

Declension

First declension of ἡ ἀτέλειᾰ; τῆς ἀτελείᾱς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ἀτέλειᾰ hē atéleia	τὼ ἀτελείᾱ tṑ ateleíā	αἱ ἀτέλειαι hai atéleiai
Genitive	τῆς ἀτελείᾱς tês ateleíās	τοῖν ἀτελείαιν toîn ateleíain	τῶν ἀτελειῶν tôn ateleiôn
Dative	τῇ ἀτελείᾳ têi ateleíāi	τοῖν ἀτελείαιν toîn ateleíain	ταῖς ἀτελείαις taîs ateleíais
Accusative	τὴν ἀτέλειᾰν tḕn atéleian	τὼ ἀτελείᾱ tṑ ateleíā	τᾱ̀ς ἀτελείᾱς tā̀s ateleíās
Vocative	ἀτέλειᾰ atéleia	ἀτελείᾱ ateleíā	ἀτέλειαι atéleiai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: ατέλεια (atéleia, “imperfection”)
• → English: ateleia