ἀπραγμοσύνη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀπράγμων (aprágmōn) +‎ -σύνη (-súnē), from the root of πράσσω (prássō).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.praŋ.mo.sý.nɛː/ → /a.praɣ.moˈsy.ni/ → /a.praɣ.moˈsi.ni/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.praŋ.mo.sý.nɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.praɡ.moˈsy.ne̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.praɣ.moˈsy.ni/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.praɣ.moˈsy.ni/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.praɣ.moˈsi.ni/

Noun

ἀπραγμοσύνη • (apragmosúnē) f (genitive ἀπραγμοσύνης); first declension

1. freedom from politics and business
2. love of a quiet life, love of ease, supineness
3. noninterventionism, isolationism (of states)

Declension

First declension of ἡ ἀπραγμοσύνη; τῆς ἀπραγμοσύνης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ ἀπραγμοσύνη hē apragmosúnē
Genitive	τῆς ἀπραγμοσύνης tês apragmosúnēs
Dative	τῇ ἀπραγμοσύνῃ têi apragmosúnēi
Accusative	τὴν ἀπραγμοσύνην tḕn apragmosúnēn
Vocative	ἀπραγμοσύνη apragmosúnē
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• ⇒ Greek: απραγμοσύνη (apragmosýni)

Further reading

• ἀπραγμοσύνη in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἀπραγμοσύνη in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• “ἀπραγμοσύνη”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • aloofness idem, page 25.
  • apathy idem, page 33.
  • detachment idem, page 218.
  • independence idem, page 432.
  • passivity idem, page 597.
  • peaceableness idem, page 601.
  • quiet idem, page 667.
  • reserve idem, page 701.
  • retirement idem, page 707.