ἄβακτος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Unknown. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /á.bak.tos/ → /ˈa.βak.tos/ → /ˈa.vak.tos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /á.bak.tos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈa.bak.tos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.βak.tos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.vak.tos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈa.vak.tos/

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Adjective

ᾰ̓́βᾰκτος • (ắbăktos) m or f (neuter ᾰ̓́βᾰκτον); second declension (Laconian)

1. unlucky
2. blameless
3. irrelevant

Inflection

Second declension of ᾰ̓́βᾰκτος; ᾰ̓́βᾰκτον (Laconian)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ᾰ̓́βᾰκτος ắbăktos	ᾰ̓́βᾰκτον ắbăkton		ᾰ̓βᾰ́κτω ăbắktō	ᾰ̓βᾰ́κτω ăbắktō		ᾰ̓́βᾰκτοι ắbăktoi	ᾰ̓́βᾰκτᾰ ắbăktă
Genitive		ᾰ̓βᾰ́κτω ăbắktō	ᾰ̓βᾰ́κτω ăbắktō		ᾰ̓βᾰ́κτοιν ăbắktoin	ᾰ̓βᾰ́κτοιν ăbắktoin		ᾰ̓βᾰ́κτων ăbắktōn	ᾰ̓βᾰ́κτων ăbắktōn
Dative		ᾰ̓βᾰ́κτῳ ăbắktōi	ᾰ̓βᾰ́κτῳ ăbắktōi		ᾰ̓βᾰ́κτοιν ăbắktoin	ᾰ̓βᾰ́κτοιν ăbắktoin		ᾰ̓βᾰ́κτοις ăbắktois	ᾰ̓βᾰ́κτοις ăbắktois
Accusative		ᾰ̓́βᾰκτον ắbăkton	ᾰ̓́βᾰκτον ắbăkton		ᾰ̓βᾰ́κτω ăbắktō	ᾰ̓βᾰ́κτω ăbắktō		ᾰ̓βᾰ́κτως ăbắktōs	ᾰ̓βᾰ́κτως ăbắktōs
Vocative		ᾰ̓́βᾰκτε ắbăkte	ᾰ̓́βᾰκτον ắbăkton		ᾰ̓βᾰ́κτω ăbắktō	ᾰ̓βᾰ́κτω ăbắktō		ᾰ̓́βᾰκτοι ắbăktoi	ᾰ̓́βᾰκτᾰ ắbăktă
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		—			—			ᾰ̓βᾰκτότᾰτος ăbăktótătos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Further reading

• ἄβακτος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἄβακτος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)