ἄοικος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ἄνοικος (ánoikos)

Etymology

From ἀ- (a-, “not, without”) +‎ οἶκος (oîkos, “house, home”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /á.woi̯.kos/ → /ˈa.y.kos/ → /ˈa.i.kos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /á.woi̯.kos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈa.y.kos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.y.kos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.y.kos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈa.i.kos/

Adjective

ἄοικος • (áoikos) m or f (neuter ἄοικον); second declension

1. houseless, homeless
2. miserable (of a home)

Inflection

Second declension of ἄοικος; ἄοικον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἄοικος áoikos	ἄοικον áoikon		ἀοίκω aoíkō	ἀοίκω aoíkō		ἄοικοι áoikoi	ἄοικᾰ áoika
Genitive		ἀοίκου aoíkou	ἀοίκου aoíkou		ἀοίκοιν aoíkoin	ἀοίκοιν aoíkoin		ἀοίκων aoíkōn	ἀοίκων aoíkōn
Dative		ἀοίκῳ aoíkōi	ἀοίκῳ aoíkōi		ἀοίκοιν aoíkoin	ἀοίκοιν aoíkoin		ἀοίκοις aoíkois	ἀοίκοις aoíkois
Accusative		ἄοικον áoikon	ἄοικον áoikon		ἀοίκω aoíkō	ἀοίκω aoíkō		ἀοίκους aoíkous	ἄοικᾰ áoika
Vocative		ἄοικε áoike	ἄοικον áoikon		ἀοίκω aoíkō	ἀοίκω aoíkō		ἄοικοι áoikoi	ἄοικᾰ áoika
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ἀοίκως aoíkōs			ἀοικότερος aoikóteros			ἀοικότᾰτος aoikótatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “ἄοικος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press