ἀδάμας

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀ- (a-, “not”) + δαμάω (damaō, “conquer”)

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /adáma͜as/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /adámaːs/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /aðámas/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /aðámas/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /aðámas/

Adjective

ἀδάμας m, ἀδάμας f, ? n; third declension; (adamās)

1. unconquerable
   1. (masculine substantive) adamant, the hardest metal (probably steel)
      1. (figuratively) fixed, unalterable
      2. a hard metal resembling gold
      3. diamond
   2. not to be broken, inflexible

Noun

ἀδάμας (genitive ἀδάμαντος) m, third declension; (adamās)

1. adamant
2. diamond

Inflection

Third declension of ἀδάμᾱς, ἀδάμαντος

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ ἀδάμᾱς	τὼ ἀδάμαντε	οἱ ἀδάμαντες
Genitive	τοῦ ἀδάμαντος	τοῖν ἀδᾰμάντοιν	τῶν ἀδᾰμάντων
Dative	τῷ ἀδάμαντῐ	τοῖν ἀδᾰμάντοιν	τοῖς ἀδάμᾱσῐ(ν)
Accusative	τὸν ἀδάμαντᾰ	τὼ ἀδάμαντε	τοὺς ἀδάμαντᾰς
Vocative	ἀδάμᾰν	ἀδάμαντε	ἀδάμαντες

References

• LSJ eighth edition