παλίμψηστος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πάλιν (pálin, “again”) +‎ ψάω (psáō, “to rub”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pa.límp.sɛːs.tos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /paˈlimp.se̝s.tos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /paˈlimp.sis.tos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /paˈlimp.sis.tos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /paˈlimp.sis.tos/

Adjective

πᾰλῐ́μψηστος • (pălĭ́mpsēstos) m or f (neuter πᾰλῐ́μψηστον); second declension

scratched or scraped again

Inflection

Second declension of πᾰλῐ́μψηστος; πᾰλῐ́μψηστον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	πᾰλῐ́μψηστος pălĭ́mpsēstos		πᾰλῐ́μψηστον pălĭ́mpsēston	πᾰλῐμψήστω pălĭmpsḗstō		πᾰλῐμψήστω pălĭmpsḗstō	πᾰλῐ́μψηστοι pălĭ́mpsēstoi		πᾰλῐ́μψηστᾰ pălĭ́mpsēstă
Genitive	πᾰλῐμψήστου pălĭmpsḗstou		πᾰλῐμψήστου pălĭmpsḗstou	πᾰλῐμψήστοιν pălĭmpsḗstoin		πᾰλῐμψήστοιν pălĭmpsḗstoin	πᾰλῐμψήστων pălĭmpsḗstōn		πᾰλῐμψήστων pălĭmpsḗstōn
Dative	πᾰλῐμψήστῳ pălĭmpsḗstōi		πᾰλῐμψήστῳ pălĭmpsḗstōi	πᾰλῐμψήστοιν pălĭmpsḗstoin		πᾰλῐμψήστοιν pălĭmpsḗstoin	πᾰλῐμψήστοις pălĭmpsḗstois		πᾰλῐμψήστοις pălĭmpsḗstois
Accusative	πᾰλῐ́μψηστον pălĭ́mpsēston		πᾰλῐ́μψηστον pălĭ́mpsēston	πᾰλῐμψήστω pălĭmpsḗstō		πᾰλῐμψήστω pălĭmpsḗstō	πᾰλῐμψήστους pălĭmpsḗstous		πᾰλῐ́μψηστᾰ pălĭ́mpsēstă
Vocative	πᾰλῐ́μψηστε pălĭ́mpsēste		πᾰλῐ́μψηστον pălĭ́mpsēston	πᾰλῐμψήστω pălĭmpsḗstō		πᾰλῐμψήστω pălĭmpsḗstō	πᾰλῐ́μψηστοι pălĭ́mpsēstoi		πᾰλῐ́μψηστᾰ pălĭ́mpsēstă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	πᾰλῐμψήστως pălĭmpsḗstōs			πᾰλῐμψηστότερος pălĭmpsēstóteros			πᾰλῐμψηστότᾰτος pălĭmpsēstótătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

παλίμψηστον (palímpsēston)

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Inflection

Derived terms

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