ἀναίτιος

See also: αναίτιος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ἀν- (an-, privative) +‎ αἴτιος (aítios, “responsible”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.nǎi̯.ti.os/ → /aˈnɛ.ti.os/ → /aˈne.ti.os/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.nǎi̯.ti.os/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /aˈnɛ.ti.os/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /aˈnɛ.ti.os/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /aˈne.ti.os/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /aˈne.ti.os/

Adjective

ἀναίτῐος • (anaítios) m or f (neuter ἀναίτῐον); second declension & ἀναίτιος, ἀναιτία, ἀναίτιον

1. not the cause of
2. guiltless
3. uncaused

Inflection

Second declension of ἀναίτῐος; ἀναίτῐον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἀναίτῐος anaítios	ἀναίτῐον anaítion		ἀναιτῐ́ω anaitíō	ἀναιτῐ́ω anaitíō		ἀναίτῐοι anaítioi	ἀναίτῐᾰ anaítia
Genitive		ἀναιτῐ́ου anaitíou	ἀναιτῐ́ου anaitíou		ἀναιτῐ́οιν anaitíoin	ἀναιτῐ́οιν anaitíoin		ἀναιτῐ́ων anaitíōn	ἀναιτῐ́ων anaitíōn
Dative		ἀναιτῐ́ῳ anaitíōi	ἀναιτῐ́ῳ anaitíōi		ἀναιτῐ́οιν anaitíoin	ἀναιτῐ́οιν anaitíoin		ἀναιτῐ́οις anaitíois	ἀναιτῐ́οις anaitíois
Accusative		ἀναίτῐον anaítion	ἀναίτῐον anaítion		ἀναιτῐ́ω anaitíō	ἀναιτῐ́ω anaitíō		ἀναιτῐ́ους anaitíous	ἀναίτῐᾰ anaítia
Vocative		ἀναίτῐε anaítie	ἀναίτῐον anaítion		ἀναιτῐ́ω anaitíō	ἀναιτῐ́ω anaitíō		ἀναίτῐοι anaítioi	ἀναίτῐᾰ anaítia
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ἀναιτῐ́ως anaitíōs			ἀναιτῐώτερος anaitiṓteros			ἀναιτῐώτᾰτος anaitiṓtatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Related terms

• αἰτία f (aitía, “cause”)

Descendants

• → Greek: αναίτιος (anaítios) (learned)

Further reading

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