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 • (áskĭos) 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 ắskĭos	ᾰ̓σκῐ́ᾱ ăskĭ́ā	ᾰ̓́σκῐον ắskĭon		ᾰ̓σκῐ́ω ăskĭ́ō	ᾰ̓σκῐ́ᾱ ăskĭ́ā	ᾰ̓σκῐ́ω ăskĭ́ō		ᾰ̓́σκῐοι ắskĭoi	ᾰ̓́σκῐαι ắskĭai	ᾰ̓́σκῐᾰ ắskĭă
Genitive		ᾰ̓σκῐ́ου ăskĭ́ou	ᾰ̓σκῐ́ᾱς ăskĭ́ās	ᾰ̓σκῐ́ου ăskĭ́ou		ᾰ̓σκῐ́οιν ăskĭ́oin	ᾰ̓σκῐ́αιν ăskĭ́ain	ᾰ̓σκῐ́οιν ăskĭ́oin		ᾰ̓σκῐ́ων ăskĭ́ōn	ᾰ̓σκῐ́ων ăskĭ́ōn	ᾰ̓σκῐ́ων ăskĭ́ōn
Dative		ᾰ̓σκῐ́ῳ ăskĭ́ōi	ᾰ̓σκῐ́ᾳ ăskĭ́āi	ᾰ̓σκῐ́ῳ ăskĭ́ōi		ᾰ̓σκῐ́οιν ăskĭ́oin	ᾰ̓σκῐ́αιν ăskĭ́ain	ᾰ̓σκῐ́οιν ăskĭ́oin		ᾰ̓σκῐ́οις ăskĭ́ois	ᾰ̓σκῐ́αις ăskĭ́ais	ᾰ̓σκῐ́οις ăskĭ́ois
Accusative		ᾰ̓́σκῐον ắskĭon	ᾰ̓σκῐ́ᾱν ăskĭ́ān	ᾰ̓́σκῐον ắskĭon		ᾰ̓σκῐ́ω ăskĭ́ō	ᾰ̓σκῐ́ᾱ ăskĭ́ā	ᾰ̓σκῐ́ω ăskĭ́ō		ᾰ̓σκῐ́ους ăskĭ́ous	ᾰ̓σκῐ́ᾱς ăskĭ́ās	ᾰ̓́σκῐᾰ ắskĭă
Vocative		ᾰ̓́σκῐε ắskĭe	ᾰ̓σκῐ́ᾱ ăskĭ́ā	ᾰ̓́σκῐον ắskĭon		ᾰ̓σκῐ́ω ăskĭ́ō	ᾰ̓σκῐ́ᾱ ăskĭ́ā	ᾰ̓σκῐ́ω ăskĭ́ō		ᾰ̓́σκῐοι ắskĭoi	ᾰ̓́σκῐαι ắskĭai	ᾰ̓́σκῐᾰ ắskĭă
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		ᾰ̓σκῐ́ως ăskĭ́ōs				ᾰ̓σκῐώτερος ăskĭṓteros				ᾰ̓σκῐώτᾰτος ăskĭṓtătos
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 • (áskĭos) 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 ắskĭos	ᾰ̓́σκῐον ắskĭon		ᾰ̓σκῐ́ω ăskĭ́ō	ᾰ̓σκῐ́ω ăskĭ́ō		ᾰ̓́σκῐοι ắskĭoi	ᾰ̓́σκῐᾰ ắskĭă
Genitive		ᾰ̓σκῐ́ου ăskĭ́ou	ᾰ̓σκῐ́ου ăskĭ́ou		ᾰ̓σκῐ́οιν ăskĭ́oin	ᾰ̓σκῐ́οιν ăskĭ́oin		ᾰ̓σκῐ́ων ăskĭ́ōn	ᾰ̓σκῐ́ων ăskĭ́ōn
Dative		ᾰ̓σκῐ́ῳ ăskĭ́ōi	ᾰ̓σκῐ́ῳ ăskĭ́ōi		ᾰ̓σκῐ́οιν ăskĭ́oin	ᾰ̓σκῐ́οιν ăskĭ́oin		ᾰ̓σκῐ́οις ăskĭ́ois	ᾰ̓σκῐ́οις ăskĭ́ois
Accusative		ᾰ̓́σκῐον ắskĭon	ᾰ̓́σκῐον ắskĭon		ᾰ̓σκῐ́ω ăskĭ́ō	ᾰ̓σκῐ́ω ăskĭ́ō		ᾰ̓σκῐ́ους ăskĭ́ous	ᾰ̓́σκῐᾰ ắskĭă
Vocative		ᾰ̓́σκῐε ắskĭe	ᾰ̓́σκῐον ắskĭon		ᾰ̓σκῐ́ω ăskĭ́ō	ᾰ̓σκῐ́ω ăskĭ́ō		ᾰ̓́σκῐοι ắskĭoi	ᾰ̓́σκῐᾰ ắskĭă
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ᾰ̓σκῐ́ως ăskĭ́ōs			ᾰ̓σκῐώτερος ăskĭṓteros			ᾰ̓σκῐώτᾰτος ăskĭṓtătos
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 (2006–2025)