ἄδορος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀ- (a-, not) +‎ δέρω (dérō, “to skin, flay”) +‎ -ος (-os).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /á.do.ros/ → /ˈa.ðo.ros/ → /ˈa.ðo.ros/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /á.do.ros/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈa.do.ros/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ðo.ros/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ðo.ros/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ðo.ros/

Adjective

ᾰ̓́δορος • (ắdoros) m or f (neuter ᾰ̓́δορον); second declension

1. not skinned, not flayed

Declension

Second declension of ᾰ̓́δορος; ᾰ̓́δορον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ᾰ̓́δορος ắdoros	ᾰ̓́δορον ắdoron		ᾰ̓δόρω ădórō	ᾰ̓δόρω ădórō		ᾰ̓́δοροι ắdoroi	ᾰ̓́δορᾰ ắdoră
Genitive		ᾰ̓δόρου ădórou	ᾰ̓δόρου ădórou		ᾰ̓δόροιν ădóroin	ᾰ̓δόροιν ădóroin		ᾰ̓δόρων ădórōn	ᾰ̓δόρων ădórōn
Dative		ᾰ̓δόρῳ ădórōi	ᾰ̓δόρῳ ădórōi		ᾰ̓δόροιν ădóroin	ᾰ̓δόροιν ădóroin		ᾰ̓δόροις ădórois	ᾰ̓δόροις ădórois
Accusative		ᾰ̓́δορον ắdoron	ᾰ̓́δορον ắdoron		ᾰ̓δόρω ădórō	ᾰ̓δόρω ădórō		ᾰ̓δόρους ădórous	ᾰ̓́δορᾰ ắdoră
Vocative		ᾰ̓́δορε ắdore	ᾰ̓́δορον ắdoron		ᾰ̓δόρω ădórō	ᾰ̓δόρω ădórō		ᾰ̓́δοροι ắdoroi	ᾰ̓́δορᾰ ắdoră
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ᾰ̓δόρως ădórōs			ᾰ̓δορώτερος ădorṓteros			ᾰ̓δορώτᾰτος ădorṓtătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Noun

ᾰ̓́δορος • (ắdoros) m (genitive ᾰ̓δόρου); second declension

1. leathern sack

   Synonym: κώρῠκος (kṓrŭkos)

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ ᾰ̓́δορος; τοῦ ᾰ̓δόρου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ ᾰ̓́δορος ho ắdoros	τὼ ᾰ̓δόρω tṑ ădórō	οἱ ᾰ̓́δοροι hoi ắdoroi
Genitive	τοῦ ᾰ̓δόρου toû ădórou	τοῖν ᾰ̓δόροιν toîn ădóroin	τῶν ᾰ̓δόρων tôn ădórōn
Dative	τῷ ᾰ̓δόρῳ tôi ădórōi	τοῖν ᾰ̓δόροιν toîn ădóroin	τοῖς ᾰ̓δόροις toîs ădórois
Accusative	τὸν ᾰ̓́δορον tòn ắdoron	τὼ ᾰ̓δόρω tṑ ădórō	τοὺς ᾰ̓δόρους toùs ădórous
Vocative	ᾰ̓́δορε ắdore	ᾰ̓δόρω ădórō	ᾰ̓́δοροι ắdoroi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “ἄδορος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ἄδορος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)