ὀκνηρός

See also: οκνηρός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ὀκνέω (oknéō, “to shrink, hesitate”) +‎ -ρός (-rós, adjective suffix).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /o.knɛː.rós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /o.kne̝ˈros/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /o.kniˈros/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /o.kniˈros/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /o.kniˈros/

Adjective

ὀκνηρός • (oknērós) m (feminine ὀκνηρᾱ́, neuter ὀκνηρόν); first/second declension

shrinking, timid, especially from fear
hesitating, reluctant
idle, sluggish
(of things) causing fear, vexatious, troublesome

Inflection

First and second declension of ὀκνηρός; ὀκνηρᾱ́; ὀκνηρόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ὀκνηρός oknērós	ὀκνηρᾱ́ oknērā́	ὀκνηρόν oknērón	ὀκνηρώ oknērṓ	ὀκνηρᾱ́ oknērā́	ὀκνηρώ oknērṓ	ὀκνηροί oknēroí	ὀκνηραί oknēraí	ὀκνηρᾰ́ oknērá
Genitive	ὀκνηροῦ oknēroû	ὀκνηρᾶς oknērâs	ὀκνηροῦ oknēroû	ὀκνηροῖν oknēroîn	ὀκνηραῖν oknēraîn	ὀκνηροῖν oknēroîn	ὀκνηρῶν oknērôn	ὀκνηρῶν oknērôn	ὀκνηρῶν oknērôn
Dative	ὀκνηρῷ oknērôi	ὀκνηρᾷ oknērâi	ὀκνηρῷ oknērôi	ὀκνηροῖν oknēroîn	ὀκνηραῖν oknēraîn	ὀκνηροῖν oknēroîn	ὀκνηροῖς oknēroîs	ὀκνηραῖς oknēraîs	ὀκνηροῖς oknēroîs
Accusative	ὀκνηρόν oknērón	ὀκνηρᾱ́ν oknērā́n	ὀκνηρόν oknērón	ὀκνηρώ oknērṓ	ὀκνηρᾱ́ oknērā́	ὀκνηρώ oknērṓ	ὀκνηρούς oknēroús	ὀκνηρᾱ́ς oknērā́s	ὀκνηρᾰ́ oknērá
Vocative	ὀκνηρέ oknēré	ὀκνηρᾱ́ oknērā́	ὀκνηρόν oknērón	ὀκνηρώ oknērṓ	ὀκνηρᾱ́ oknērā́	ὀκνηρώ oknērṓ	ὀκνηροί oknēroí	ὀκνηραί oknēraí	ὀκνηρᾰ́ oknērá
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ὀκνηρῶς oknērôs			ὀκνηρότερος oknēróteros			ὀκνηρότᾰτος oknērótatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Inflection

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