ἀτυχής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀ- (a-, “not”) +‎ τύχη (túkhē, “luck, fortune”) +‎ -ής (-ḗs, adjective suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.ty.kʰɛ̌ːs/ → /a.tyˈçis/ → /a.tiˈçis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.ty.kʰɛ̌ːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.tyˈkʰe̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.tyˈçis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.tyˈçis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.tiˈçis/

Adjective

ᾰ̓τῠχής • (ătŭkhḗs) m or f (neuter ᾰ̓τῠχές); third declension

1. unfortunate
2. missing, without share in

Inflection

Third declension of ᾰ̓τῠχής; ᾰ̓τῠχές (contracted, Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ᾰ̓τῠχής ătŭkhḗs	ᾰ̓τῠχές ătŭkhés		ᾰ̓τῠχεῖ ătŭkheî	ᾰ̓τῠχεῖ ătŭkheî		ᾰ̓τῠχεῖς ătŭkheîs	ᾰ̓τῠχῆ ătŭkhê
Genitive		ᾰ̓τῠχοῦς ătŭkhoûs	ᾰ̓τῠχοῦς ătŭkhoûs		ᾰ̓τῠχοῖν ătŭkhoîn	ᾰ̓τῠχοῖν ătŭkhoîn		ᾰ̓τῠχῶν ătŭkhôn	ᾰ̓τῠχῶν ătŭkhôn
Dative		ᾰ̓τῠχεῖ ătŭkheî	ᾰ̓τῠχεῖ ătŭkheî		ᾰ̓τῠχοῖν ătŭkhoîn	ᾰ̓τῠχοῖν ătŭkhoîn		ᾰ̓τῠχέσῐ / ᾰ̓τῠχέσῐν ătŭkhésĭ(n)	ᾰ̓τῠχέσῐ / ᾰ̓τῠχέσῐν ătŭkhésĭ(n)
Accusative		ᾰ̓τῠχῆ ătŭkhê	ᾰ̓τῠχές ătŭkhés		ᾰ̓τῠχεῖ ătŭkheî	ᾰ̓τῠχεῖ ătŭkheî		ᾰ̓τῠχεῖς ătŭkheîs	ᾰ̓τῠχῆ ătŭkhê
Vocative		ᾰ̓τῠχές ătŭkhés	ᾰ̓τῠχές ătŭkhés		ᾰ̓τῠχεῖ ătŭkheî	ᾰ̓τῠχεῖ ătŭkheî		ᾰ̓τῠχεῖς ătŭkheîs	ᾰ̓τῠχῆ ătŭkhê
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ᾰ̓τῠχῶς ătŭkhôs			ᾰ̓τῠχέστερος ătŭkhésteros			ᾰ̓τῠχέστᾰτος ătŭkhéstătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Synonyms

• γελσόν (gelsón)

Further reading

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