ἀταλαίπωρος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ἀ- (a-, “not”) +‎ ταλαίπωρος (talaípōros, “suffering, miserable”)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.ta.lǎi̯.pɔː.ros/ → /a.taˈlɛ.po.ros/ → /a.taˈle.po.ros/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.ta.lǎi̯.pɔː.ros/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.taˈlɛ.po.ros/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.taˈlɛ.po.ros/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.taˈle.po.ros/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.taˈle.po.ros/

Adjective

ἀτᾰλαίπωρος • (atalaípōros) m or f (neuter ἀτᾰλαίπωρον); second declension

1. indifferent, careless

Declension

Second declension of ἀτᾰλαίπωρος; ἀτᾰλαίπωρον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἀτᾰλαίπωρος atalaípōros	ἀτᾰλαίπωρον atalaípōron		ἀτᾰλαιπώρω atalaipṓrō	ἀτᾰλαιπώρω atalaipṓrō		ἀτᾰλαίπωροι atalaípōroi	ἀτᾰλαίπωρᾰ atalaípōra
Genitive		ἀτᾰλαιπώρου atalaipṓrou	ἀτᾰλαιπώρου atalaipṓrou		ἀτᾰλαιπώροιν atalaipṓroin	ἀτᾰλαιπώροιν atalaipṓroin		ἀτᾰλαιπώρων atalaipṓrōn	ἀτᾰλαιπώρων atalaipṓrōn
Dative		ἀτᾰλαιπώρῳ atalaipṓrōi	ἀτᾰλαιπώρῳ atalaipṓrōi		ἀτᾰλαιπώροιν atalaipṓroin	ἀτᾰλαιπώροιν atalaipṓroin		ἀτᾰλαιπώροις atalaipṓrois	ἀτᾰλαιπώροις atalaipṓrois
Accusative		ἀτᾰλαίπωρον atalaípōron	ἀτᾰλαίπωρον atalaípōron		ἀτᾰλαιπώρω atalaipṓrō	ἀτᾰλαιπώρω atalaipṓrō		ἀτᾰλαιπώρους atalaipṓrous	ἀτᾰλαίπωρᾰ atalaípōra
Vocative		ἀτᾰλαίπωρε atalaípōre	ἀτᾰλαίπωρον atalaípōron		ἀτᾰλαιπώρω atalaipṓrō	ἀτᾰλαιπώρω atalaipṓrō		ἀτᾰλαίπωροι atalaípōroi	ἀτᾰλαίπωρᾰ atalaípōra
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ἀτᾰλαιπώρως atalaipṓrōs			ἀτᾰλαιπωρότερος atalaipōróteros			ἀτᾰλαιπωρότᾰτος atalaipōrótatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• ἀταλαίπωρος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἀταλαίπωρος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• “ἀταλαίπωρος”, 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.
  • careless idem, page 114.
  • heedless idem, page 394.