ἀταλαίπωρος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ἀ- (a-, “not”) +‎ ταλαίπωρος (talaípōros, “suffering, miserable”)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.ta.lǎi̯.pɔː.ros/ → /a.taˈlɛ.po.ros/ → /a.taˈle.po.ros/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.ta.lǎi̯.pɔː.ros/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.taˈlɛ.po.ros/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.taˈlɛ.po.ros/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.taˈle.po.ros/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.taˈle.po.ros/

Adjective

ἀτᾰλαίπωρος • (atălaípōros) m or f (neuter ἀτᾰλαίπωρον); second declension

1. indifferent, careless

Declension

Second declension of ἀτᾰλαίπωρος; ἀτᾰλαίπωρον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἀτᾰλαίπωρος atălaípōros	ἀτᾰλαίπωρον atălaípōron		ἀτᾰλαιπώρω atălaipṓrō	ἀτᾰλαιπώρω atălaipṓrō		ἀτᾰλαίπωροι atălaípōroi	ἀτᾰλαίπωρᾰ atălaípōră
Genitive		ἀτᾰλαιπώρου atălaipṓrou	ἀτᾰλαιπώρου atălaipṓrou		ἀτᾰλαιπώροιν atălaipṓroin	ἀτᾰλαιπώροιν atălaipṓroin		ἀτᾰλαιπώρων atălaipṓrōn	ἀτᾰλαιπώρων atălaipṓrōn
Dative		ἀτᾰλαιπώρῳ atălaipṓrōi	ἀτᾰλαιπώρῳ atălaipṓrōi		ἀτᾰλαιπώροιν atălaipṓroin	ἀτᾰλαιπώροιν atălaipṓroin		ἀτᾰλαιπώροις atălaipṓrois	ἀτᾰλαιπώροις atălaipṓrois
Accusative		ἀτᾰλαίπωρον atălaípōron	ἀτᾰλαίπωρον atălaípōron		ἀτᾰλαιπώρω atălaipṓrō	ἀτᾰλαιπώρω atălaipṓrō		ἀτᾰλαιπώρους atălaipṓrous	ἀτᾰλαίπωρᾰ atălaípōră
Vocative		ἀτᾰλαίπωρε atălaípōre	ἀτᾰλαίπωρον atălaípōron		ἀτᾰλαιπώρω atălaipṓrō	ἀτᾰλαιπώρω atălaipṓrō		ἀτᾰλαίπωροι atălaípōroi	ἀτᾰλαίπωρᾰ atălaípōră
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ἀτᾰλαιπώρως atălaipṓrōs			ἀτᾰλαιπωρότερος atălaipōróteros			ἀτᾰλαιπωρότᾰτος atălaipōrótătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• ἀταλαίπωρος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἀταλαίπωρος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
• “ἀταλαίπωρος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • careless idem, page 114.
  • heedless idem, page 394.