ἄτροπος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀ- (a-, “un-”) +‎ τρέπω (trépō, “turn”) +‎ -ος (-os).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /á.tro.pos/ → /ˈa.tro.pos/ → /ˈa.tro.pos/

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

Adjective

ἄτροπος • (átropos) m or f (neuter ἄ̆τροπον); second declension

1. unchangeable
2. uncourteous
3. unploughed

Declension

Second declension of ᾰ̓́τροπος; ᾰ̓́τροπον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ᾰ̓́τροπος ắtropos	ᾰ̓́τροπον ắtropon		ᾰ̓τρόπω ătrópō	ᾰ̓τρόπω ătrópō		ᾰ̓́τροποι ắtropoi	ᾰ̓́τροπᾰ ắtropă
Genitive		ᾰ̓τρόπου ătrópou	ᾰ̓τρόπου ătrópou		ᾰ̓τρόποιν ătrópoin	ᾰ̓τρόποιν ătrópoin		ᾰ̓τρόπων ătrópōn	ᾰ̓τρόπων ătrópōn
Dative		ᾰ̓τρόπῳ ătrópōi	ᾰ̓τρόπῳ ătrópōi		ᾰ̓τρόποιν ătrópoin	ᾰ̓τρόποιν ătrópoin		ᾰ̓τρόποις ătrópois	ᾰ̓τρόποις ătrópois
Accusative		ᾰ̓́τροπον ắtropon	ᾰ̓́τροπον ắtropon		ᾰ̓τρόπω ătrópō	ᾰ̓τρόπω ătrópō		ᾰ̓τρόπους ătrópous	ᾰ̓́τροπᾰ ắtropă
Vocative		ᾰ̓́τροπε ắtrope	ᾰ̓́τροπον ắtropon		ᾰ̓τρόπω ătrópō	ᾰ̓τρόπω ătrópō		ᾰ̓́τροποι ắtropoi	ᾰ̓́τροπᾰ ắtropă
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ᾰ̓τρόπως ătrópōs			ᾰ̓τροπώτερος ătropṓteros			ᾰ̓τροπώτᾰτος ătropṓtătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• Ἄτροπος (Átropos)

References

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