ἀναιδής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀν- (an-) +‎ αἰδώς (aidṓs, “shame”) +‎ -ής (-ḗs).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.nai̯.dɛ̌ːs/ → /a.nɛˈðis/ → /a.neˈðis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.nai̯.dɛ̌ːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.nɛˈde̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.nɛˈðis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.neˈðis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.neˈðis/

Adjective

ἀναιδής • (anaidḗs) m or f (neuter ἀναιδές); third declension

1. shameless
2. ruthless

Declension

Third declension of ἀ̆ναιδής; ἀ̆ναιδές (contracted, Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἀ̆ναιδής anaidḗs	ἀ̆ναιδές anaidés		ἀ̆ναιδεῖ anaideî	ἀ̆ναιδεῖ anaideî		ἀ̆ναιδεῖς anaideîs	ἀ̆ναιδῆ anaidê
Genitive		ἀ̆ναιδοῦς anaidoûs	ἀ̆ναιδοῦς anaidoûs		ἀ̆ναιδοῖν anaidoîn	ἀ̆ναιδοῖν anaidoîn		ἀ̆ναιδῶν anaidôn	ἀ̆ναιδῶν anaidôn
Dative		ἀ̆ναιδεῖ anaideî	ἀ̆ναιδεῖ anaideî		ἀ̆ναιδοῖν anaidoîn	ἀ̆ναιδοῖν anaidoîn		ἀ̆ναιδέσῐ / ἀ̆ναιδέσῐν anaidési(n)	ἀ̆ναιδέσῐ / ἀ̆ναιδέσῐν anaidési(n)
Accusative		ἀ̆ναιδῆ anaidê	ἀ̆ναιδές anaidés		ἀ̆ναιδεῖ anaideî	ἀ̆ναιδεῖ anaideî		ἀ̆ναιδεῖς anaideîs	ἀ̆ναιδῆ anaidê
Vocative		ἀ̆ναιδές anaidés	ἀ̆ναιδές anaidés		ἀ̆ναιδεῖ anaideî	ἀ̆ναιδεῖ anaideî		ἀ̆ναιδεῖς anaideîs	ἀ̆ναιδῆ anaidê
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ἀ̆ναιδῶς anaidôs			ἀ̆ναιδέστερος anaidésteros			ἀ̆ναιδέστᾰτος anaidéstatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of ἀ̆ναιδής; ἀ̆ναιδές (uncontracted, Epic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἀ̆ναιδής anaidḗs	ἀ̆ναιδές anaidés		ἀ̆ναιδεῖ / ἀ̆ναιδέε anaideî / anaidée	ἀ̆ναιδεῖ / ἀ̆ναιδέε anaideî / anaidée		ἀ̆ναιδεῖς / ἀ̆ναιδέες anaideîs / anaidées	ἀ̆ναιδέᾰ anaidéa
Genitive		ἀ̆ναιδέος / ἀ̆ναιδεῦς anaidéos / anaideûs	ἀ̆ναιδέος / ἀ̆ναιδεῦς anaidéos / anaideûs		ἀ̆ναιδοῖν anaidoîn	ἀ̆ναιδοῖν anaidoîn		ἀ̆ναιδέων anaidéōn	ἀ̆ναιδέων anaidéōn
Dative		ἀ̆ναιδεῖ / ἀ̆ναιδέῐ̈ anaideî / anaidéï	ἀ̆ναιδεῖ / ἀ̆ναιδέῐ̈ anaideî / anaidéï		ἀ̆ναιδοῖν anaidoîn	ἀ̆ναιδοῖν anaidoîn		ἀ̆ναιδέσῐ / ἀ̆ναιδέσῐν anaidési(n)	ἀ̆ναιδέσῐ / ἀ̆ναιδέσῐν anaidési(n)
Accusative		ἀ̆ναιδέᾰ anaidéa	ἀ̆ναιδές anaidés		ἀ̆ναιδεῖ / ἀ̆ναιδέε anaideî / anaidée	ἀ̆ναιδεῖ / ἀ̆ναιδέε anaideî / anaidée		ἀ̆ναιδέᾰς anaidéas	ἀ̆ναιδέᾰ anaidéa
Vocative		ἀ̆ναιδές anaidés	ἀ̆ναιδές anaidés		ἀ̆ναιδεῖ / ἀ̆ναιδέε anaideî / anaidée	ἀ̆ναιδεῖ / ἀ̆ναιδέε anaideî / anaidée		ἀ̆ναιδεῖς / ἀ̆ναιδέες anaideîs / anaidées	ἀ̆ναιδέᾰ anaidéa
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ἀ̆ναιδέως anaidéōs			ἀ̆ναιδέστερος anaidésteros			ἀ̆ναιδέστᾰτος anaidéstatos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Descendants

• Greek: αναιδής (anaidís)

Further reading

• “ἀναιδής”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἀναιδής in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἀναιδής in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• ἀναιδής in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• “ἀναιδής”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἀναιδής”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • audacious idem, page 52.
  • barefaced idem, page 63.
  • brazen idem, page 94.
  • brazen-faced idem, page 94.
  • cool idem, page 173.
  • dirty idem, page 227.
  • dissolute idem, page 240.
  • flagrant idem, page 325.
  • forward idem, page 340.
  • immodest idem, page 418.
  • impertinent idem, page 421.
  • improper idem, page 424.
  • impudent idem, page 425.
  • indecent idem, page 431.
  • insolent idem, page 445.
  • irreverent idem, page 460.
  • leering idem, page 484.
  • lewd idem, page 487.
  • licentious idem, page 488.
  • naked idem, page 550.
  • obscene idem, page 566.
  • outrageous idem, page 583.
  • profligate idem, page 653.
  • pushful idem, page 660.
  • shameless idem, page 761.
  • unabashed idem, page 905.
  • unashamed idem, page 907.
  • unblushing idem, page 908.
  • wanton idem, page 961.