ἀϊδνός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀ- (a-, alpha privative) +‎ εἶδον (eîdon, “to see”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.i.dnós/ → /a.iˈðnos/ → /a.iˈðnos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.i.dnós/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.iˈdnos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.iˈðnos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.iˈðnos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.iˈðnos/

Adjective

ἀϊδνός • (aïdnós) m (feminine ἀϊδνή, neuter ἀϊδνόν); first/second declension

1. (poetic) unseen, obscure

Inflection

First and second declension of ἀϊδνός; ἀϊδνή; ἀϊδνόν (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἀϊδνός aïdnós	ἀϊδνή aïdnḗ	ἀϊδνόν aïdnón		ἀϊδνώ aïdnṓ	ἀϊδνᾱ́ aïdnā́	ἀϊδνώ aïdnṓ		ἀϊδνοί aïdnoí	ἀϊδναί aïdnaí	ἀϊδνᾰ́ aïdná
Genitive		ἀϊδνοῦ aïdnoû	ἀϊδνῆς aïdnês	ἀϊδνοῦ aïdnoû		ἀϊδνοῖν aïdnoîn	ἀϊδναῖν aïdnaîn	ἀϊδνοῖν aïdnoîn		ἀϊδνῶν aïdnôn	ἀϊδνῶν aïdnôn	ἀϊδνῶν aïdnôn
Dative		ἀϊδνῷ aïdnôi	ἀϊδνῇ aïdnêi	ἀϊδνῷ aïdnôi		ἀϊδνοῖν aïdnoîn	ἀϊδναῖν aïdnaîn	ἀϊδνοῖν aïdnoîn		ἀϊδνοῖς aïdnoîs	ἀϊδναῖς aïdnaîs	ἀϊδνοῖς aïdnoîs
Accusative		ἀϊδνόν aïdnón	ἀϊδνήν aïdnḗn	ἀϊδνόν aïdnón		ἀϊδνώ aïdnṓ	ἀϊδνᾱ́ aïdnā́	ἀϊδνώ aïdnṓ		ἀϊδνούς aïdnoús	ἀϊδνᾱ́ς aïdnā́s	ἀϊδνᾰ́ aïdná
Vocative		ἀϊδνέ aïdné	ἀϊδνή aïdnḗ	ἀϊδνόν aïdnón		ἀϊδνώ aïdnṓ	ἀϊδνᾱ́ aïdnā́	ἀϊδνώ aïdnṓ		ἀϊδνοί aïdnoí	ἀϊδναί aïdnaí	ἀϊδνᾰ́ aïdná
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		ἀϊδνῶς aïdnôs				ἀϊδνότερος aïdnóteros				ἀϊδνότᾰτος aïdnótatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Related terms

• ᾍδης (Hā́idēs)

Further reading

• “ἀϊδνός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ἀϊδνός in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἀϊδνός in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)