ἄδορος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀ- (a-, not) +‎ δέρω (dérō, “to skin, flay”) +‎ -ος (-os).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /á.do.ros/ → /ˈa.ðo.ros/ → /ˈa.ðo.ros/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /á.do.ros/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈa.do.ros/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ðo.ros/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ðo.ros/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ðo.ros/

Adjective

ᾰ̓́δορος • (ádoros) m or f (neuter ᾰ̓́δορον); second declension

1. not skinned, not flayed

Declension

Second declension of ᾰ̓́δορος; ᾰ̓́δορον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ᾰ̓́δορος ádoros	ᾰ̓́δορον ádoron		ᾰ̓δόρω adórō	ᾰ̓δόρω adórō		ᾰ̓́δοροι ádoroi	ᾰ̓́δορᾰ ádora
Genitive		ᾰ̓δόρου adórou	ᾰ̓δόρου adórou		ᾰ̓δόροιν adóroin	ᾰ̓δόροιν adóroin		ᾰ̓δόρων adórōn	ᾰ̓δόρων adórōn
Dative		ᾰ̓δόρῳ adórōi	ᾰ̓δόρῳ adórōi		ᾰ̓δόροιν adóroin	ᾰ̓δόροιν adóroin		ᾰ̓δόροις adórois	ᾰ̓δόροις adórois
Accusative		ᾰ̓́δορον ádoron	ᾰ̓́δορον ádoron		ᾰ̓δόρω adórō	ᾰ̓δόρω adórō		ᾰ̓δόρους adórous	ᾰ̓́δορᾰ ádora
Vocative		ᾰ̓́δορε ádore	ᾰ̓́δορον ádoron		ᾰ̓δόρω adórō	ᾰ̓δόρω adórō		ᾰ̓́δοροι ádoroi	ᾰ̓́δορᾰ ádora
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ᾰ̓δόρως adórōs			ᾰ̓δορώτερος adorṓteros			ᾰ̓δορώτᾰτος adorṓtatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Noun

ᾰ̓́δορος • (ádoros) m (genitive ᾰ̓δόρου); second declension

1. leathern sack

   Synonym: κώρῠκος (kṓrukos)

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ ᾰ̓́δορος; τοῦ ᾰ̓δόρου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ ᾰ̓́δορος ho ádoros	τὼ ᾰ̓δόρω tṑ adórō	οἱ ᾰ̓́δοροι hoi ádoroi
Genitive	τοῦ ᾰ̓δόρου toû adórou	τοῖν ᾰ̓δόροιν toîn adóroin	τῶν ᾰ̓δόρων tôn adórōn
Dative	τῷ ᾰ̓δόρῳ tôi adórōi	τοῖν ᾰ̓δόροιν toîn adóroin	τοῖς ᾰ̓δόροις toîs adórois
Accusative	τὸν ᾰ̓́δορον tòn ádoron	τὼ ᾰ̓δόρω tṑ adórō	τοὺς ᾰ̓δόρους toùs adórous
Vocative	ᾰ̓́δορε ádore	ᾰ̓δόρω adórō	ᾰ̓́δοροι ádoroi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “ἄδορος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ἄδορος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)