ἀφραδίη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀφραδής (aphradḗs, “senseless”) (from ἀ- (a-) +‎ φραδής (phradḗs)) + -ίη (-íē).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.pʰra.dí.ɛː/ → /a.ɸraˈði.i/ → /a.fraˈði.i/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.pʰra.dí.ɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.pʰraˈdi.e̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.ɸraˈði.i/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.fraˈði.i/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.fraˈði.i/

Noun

ἀφρᾰδίη • (aphradíē) f (genitive ἀφρᾰδίης); first declension

1. (Epic, chiefly in the plural) folly, thoughtlessness

   Synonym: ἀφροσύνη (aphrosúnē)

Declension

First declension of ἀφρᾰδίη; ἀφρᾰδίης (Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἀφρᾰδίη aphradíē	ἀφρᾰδίᾱ aphradíā	ἀφρᾰδίαι aphradíai
Genitive	ἀφρᾰδίης aphradíēs	ἀφρᾰδίαιν / ἀφρᾰδίαιῐν / ἀφρᾰδίῃῐν aphradíai(i)n / aphradíēiin	ἀφρᾰδιᾱ́ων / ἀφρᾰδιέ͜ων / ἀφρᾰδιῶν aphradiā́ōn / aphradié͜ōn / aphradiôn
Dative	ἀφρᾰδίῃ aphradíēi	ἀφρᾰδίαιν / ἀφρᾰδίαιῐν / ἀφρᾰδίῃῐν aphradíai(i)n / aphradíēiin	ἀφρᾰδίῃσῐ / ἀφρᾰδίῃσῐν / ἀφρᾰδίῃς / ἀφρᾰδίαις aphradíēisi(n) / aphradíēis / aphradíais
Accusative	ἀφρᾰδίην aphradíēn	ἀφρᾰδίᾱ aphradíā	ἀφρᾰδίᾱς aphradíās
Vocative	ἀφρᾰδίη aphradíē	ἀφρᾰδίᾱ aphradíā	ἀφρᾰδίαι aphradíai
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Further reading

• “ἀφραδίη”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἀφραδίη in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἀφραδίη in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• ἀφρᾰδία in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• “ἀφραδίη”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press