ἄληκτος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ἀ- (a-, “un”) +‎ λήγω (lḗgō, “I cease”) +‎ -τος (-tos).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /á.lɛːk.tos/ → /ˈa.lik.tos/ → /ˈa.lik.tos/

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

Adjective

ἄληκτος • (álēktos) m or f (neuter ἄληκτον); second declension

1. unceasing

Declension

Second declension of ᾰ̓́ληκτος; ᾰ̓́ληκτον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ᾰ̓́ληκτος ắlēktos	ᾰ̓́ληκτον ắlēkton		ᾰ̓λήκτω ălḗktō	ᾰ̓λήκτω ălḗktō		ᾰ̓́ληκτοι ắlēktoi	ᾰ̓́ληκτᾰ ắlēktă
Genitive		ᾰ̓λήκτου ălḗktou	ᾰ̓λήκτου ălḗktou		ᾰ̓λήκτοιν ălḗktoin	ᾰ̓λήκτοιν ălḗktoin		ᾰ̓λήκτων ălḗktōn	ᾰ̓λήκτων ălḗktōn
Dative		ᾰ̓λήκτῳ ălḗktōi	ᾰ̓λήκτῳ ălḗktōi		ᾰ̓λήκτοιν ălḗktoin	ᾰ̓λήκτοιν ălḗktoin		ᾰ̓λήκτοις ălḗktois	ᾰ̓λήκτοις ălḗktois
Accusative		ᾰ̓́ληκτον ắlēkton	ᾰ̓́ληκτον ắlēkton		ᾰ̓λήκτω ălḗktō	ᾰ̓λήκτω ălḗktō		ᾰ̓λήκτους ălḗktous	ᾰ̓́ληκτᾰ ắlēktă
Vocative		ᾰ̓́ληκτε ắlēkte	ᾰ̓́ληκτον ắlēkton		ᾰ̓λήκτω ălḗktō	ᾰ̓λήκτω ălḗktō		ᾰ̓́ληκτοι ắlēktoi	ᾰ̓́ληκτᾰ ắlēktă
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ᾰ̓λήκτως ălḗktōs			ᾰ̓ληκτότερος ălēktóteros			ᾰ̓ληκτότᾰτος ălēktótătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• Ἀληκτώ (Alēktṓ)

References

• “ἄληκτος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press