ἄσκιος

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ás.ki.os/ → /ˈas.ci.os/ → /ˈas.ci.os/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ás.ki.os/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈas.ki.os/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈas.ci.os/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈas.ci.os/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈas.ci.os/

Etymology 1

From ἀ- (a-, “not”) +‎ σκιᾱ́ (skiā́, “shadow”).

Adjective

ἄσκῐος • (áskios) m (feminine ἀσκίᾱ, neuter ἄσκῐον); first/second declension

1. shadowless

Declension

First and second declension of ᾰ̓́σκῐος; ᾰ̓σκῐ́ᾱ; ᾰ̓́σκῐον (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ᾰ̓́σκῐος áskios	ᾰ̓σκῐ́ᾱ askíā	ᾰ̓́σκῐον áskion		ᾰ̓σκῐ́ω askíō	ᾰ̓σκῐ́ᾱ askíā	ᾰ̓σκῐ́ω askíō		ᾰ̓́σκῐοι áskioi	ᾰ̓́σκῐαι áskiai	ᾰ̓́σκῐᾰ áskia
Genitive		ᾰ̓σκῐ́ου askíou	ᾰ̓σκῐ́ᾱς askíās	ᾰ̓σκῐ́ου askíou		ᾰ̓σκῐ́οιν askíoin	ᾰ̓σκῐ́αιν askíain	ᾰ̓σκῐ́οιν askíoin		ᾰ̓σκῐ́ων askíōn	ᾰ̓σκῐ́ων askíōn	ᾰ̓σκῐ́ων askíōn
Dative		ᾰ̓σκῐ́ῳ askíōi	ᾰ̓σκῐ́ᾳ askíāi	ᾰ̓σκῐ́ῳ askíōi		ᾰ̓σκῐ́οιν askíoin	ᾰ̓σκῐ́αιν askíain	ᾰ̓σκῐ́οιν askíoin		ᾰ̓σκῐ́οις askíois	ᾰ̓σκῐ́αις askíais	ᾰ̓σκῐ́οις askíois
Accusative		ᾰ̓́σκῐον áskion	ᾰ̓σκῐ́ᾱν askíān	ᾰ̓́σκῐον áskion		ᾰ̓σκῐ́ω askíō	ᾰ̓σκῐ́ᾱ askíā	ᾰ̓σκῐ́ω askíō		ᾰ̓σκῐ́ους askíous	ᾰ̓σκῐ́ᾱς askíās	ᾰ̓́σκῐᾰ áskia
Vocative		ᾰ̓́σκῐε áskie	ᾰ̓σκῐ́ᾱ askíā	ᾰ̓́σκῐον áskion		ᾰ̓σκῐ́ω askíō	ᾰ̓σκῐ́ᾱ askíā	ᾰ̓σκῐ́ω askíō		ᾰ̓́σκῐοι áskioi	ᾰ̓́σκῐαι áskiai	ᾰ̓́σκῐᾰ áskia
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		ᾰ̓σκῐ́ως askíōs				ᾰ̓σκῐώτερος askiṓteros				ᾰ̓σκῐώτᾰτος askiṓtatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Latin: ascius

Etymology 2

From ἀ- (a-, intensifier) +‎ σκιᾱ́ (skiā́, “shadow”).

Adjective

ἄσκῐος • (áskios) m or f (neuter ἄσκῐον); second declension

1. (of colour) shady, dull

Declension

Second declension of ᾰ̓́σκῐος; ᾰ̓́σκῐον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ᾰ̓́σκῐος áskios	ᾰ̓́σκῐον áskion		ᾰ̓σκῐ́ω askíō	ᾰ̓σκῐ́ω askíō		ᾰ̓́σκῐοι áskioi	ᾰ̓́σκῐᾰ áskia
Genitive		ᾰ̓σκῐ́ου askíou	ᾰ̓σκῐ́ου askíou		ᾰ̓σκῐ́οιν askíoin	ᾰ̓σκῐ́οιν askíoin		ᾰ̓σκῐ́ων askíōn	ᾰ̓σκῐ́ων askíōn
Dative		ᾰ̓σκῐ́ῳ askíōi	ᾰ̓σκῐ́ῳ askíōi		ᾰ̓σκῐ́οιν askíoin	ᾰ̓σκῐ́οιν askíoin		ᾰ̓σκῐ́οις askíois	ᾰ̓σκῐ́οις askíois
Accusative		ᾰ̓́σκῐον áskion	ᾰ̓́σκῐον áskion		ᾰ̓σκῐ́ω askíō	ᾰ̓σκῐ́ω askíō		ᾰ̓σκῐ́ους askíous	ᾰ̓́σκῐᾰ áskia
Vocative		ᾰ̓́σκῐε áskie	ᾰ̓́σκῐον áskion		ᾰ̓σκῐ́ω askíō	ᾰ̓σκῐ́ω askíō		ᾰ̓́σκῐοι áskioi	ᾰ̓́σκῐᾰ áskia
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ᾰ̓σκῐ́ως askíōs			ᾰ̓σκῐώτερος askiṓteros			ᾰ̓σκῐώτᾰτος askiṓtatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “ἄσκιος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἄσκιος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ἄσκιος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἄσκιος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)