adespota
See also: adéspota
English edit
Etymology edit
From New Latin adespota (“anonymous literary works”), substantivised neuter plural of the adjective adespotos (“anonymous; undedicated”, of books), from Ancient Greek ἀδέσποτος (adéspotos, “anonymous”, of rumours or writings), from ἀ- (a-, “without”, alpha privative) + δεσπότης (despótēs, “master”). Compare despot.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
adespota pl (plural only)
- (bibliography) Literary works not attributed to (or claimed by) an author. (Originally used as a title of collections of anonymous Greek poetry.)
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:adespota.
Translations edit
anonymous literary works
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References edit
- “Adespota” on page 6/3 of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles: Introduction, Supplement, and Bibliography (eds. William Alexander Craigie and Charles Talbut Onions, 1st ed., 1933)
Latin edit
Etymology 1 edit
Substantivisation of the neuter plural of adespotos in elliptical use for scrīpta adespota (“anonymous texts”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈdes.po.ta/, [äˈd̪ɛs̠pɔt̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈdes.po.ta/, [äˈd̪ɛspot̪ä]
Noun edit
adespota n pl (genitive adespotōrum); second declension
- (New Latin) anonymous literary works, adespota
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type), plural only.
Case | Plural |
---|---|
Nominative | adespota |
Genitive | adespotōrum |
Dative | adespotīs |
Accusative | adespota |
Ablative | adespotīs |
Vocative | adespota |
Descendants edit
- English: adespota
Etymology 2 edit
Regularly declined forms of adespotos and adespotus.
Pronunciation edit
- adespota: (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈdes.po.ta/, [äˈd̪ɛs̠pɔt̪ä]
- adespota: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈdes.po.ta/, [äˈd̪ɛspot̪ä]
- adespotā: (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈdes.po.taː/, [äˈd̪ɛs̠pɔt̪äː]
- adespotā: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈdes.po.ta/, [äˈd̪ɛspot̪ä]
Adjective edit
adespota
- inflection of adespotos:
Adjective edit
adespotā