ἀδευκής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + δεῦκος (deûkos, “sweetness”), thus "not sweet, bitter, cruel." Or possibly from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + δεύκει (deúkei, “he considers, ponders”), thus "unexpected" or "careless."

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.deu̯.kɛ̌ːs/ → /a.ðeɸˈcis/ → /a.ðefˈcis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.deu̯.kɛ̌ːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.dewˈke̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.ðeɸˈcis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.ðefˈcis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.ðefˈcis/

Adjective

ἀδευκής • (adeukḗs) m or f (neuter ἀδευκές); third declension

1. (meaning uncertain; perhaps "not sweet; bitter; cruel")

Declension

Third declension of ἀδευκής; ἀδευκές (contracted, Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἀδευκής adeukḗs	ἀδευκές adeukés		ἀδευκεῖ adeukeî	ἀδευκεῖ adeukeî		ἀδευκεῖς adeukeîs	ἀδευκῆ adeukê
Genitive		ἀδευκοῦς adeukoûs	ἀδευκοῦς adeukoûs		ἀδευκοῖν adeukoîn	ἀδευκοῖν adeukoîn		ἀδευκῶν adeukôn	ἀδευκῶν adeukôn
Dative		ἀδευκεῖ adeukeî	ἀδευκεῖ adeukeî		ἀδευκοῖν adeukoîn	ἀδευκοῖν adeukoîn		ἀδευκέσῐ / ἀδευκέσῐν adeukési(n)	ἀδευκέσῐ / ἀδευκέσῐν adeukési(n)
Accusative		ἀδευκῆ adeukê	ἀδευκές adeukés		ἀδευκεῖ adeukeî	ἀδευκεῖ adeukeî		ἀδευκεῖς adeukeîs	ἀδευκῆ adeukê
Vocative		ἀδευκές adeukés	ἀδευκές adeukés		ἀδευκεῖ adeukeî	ἀδευκεῖ adeukeî		ἀδευκεῖς adeukeîs	ἀδευκῆ adeukê
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ἀδευκῶς adeukôs			ἀδευκέστερος adeukésteros			ἀδευκέστᾰτος adeukéstatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

See also

• ἐνδυκέως (endukéōs)

Further reading

• “ἀδευκής”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἀδευκής”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “ἀδευκής”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἀδευκής in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἀδευκής in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• ἀδευκής in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)