ἀκηδής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀ- (a-, “un-”) +‎ κῆδος (kêdos, “care”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.kɛː.dɛ̌ːs/ → /a.ciˈðis/ → /a.ciˈðis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.kɛː.dɛ̌ːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.ke̝ˈde̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.ciˈðis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.ciˈðis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.ciˈðis/

Adjective

ᾰ̓κηδής • (akēdḗs) m or f (neuter ᾰ̓κηδές); third declension

1. (passive sense) uncared for
2. unburied
3. harmless
4. (active sense) careless, heedless, negligent

Inflection

Third declension of ἀ̆κηδής; ἀ̆κηδές (contracted, Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἀ̆κηδής akēdḗs	ἀ̆κηδές akēdés		ἀ̆κηδεῖ akēdeî	ἀ̆κηδεῖ akēdeî		ἀ̆κηδεῖς akēdeîs	ἀ̆κηδῆ akēdê
Genitive		ἀ̆κηδοῦς akēdoûs	ἀ̆κηδοῦς akēdoûs		ἀ̆κηδοῖν akēdoîn	ἀ̆κηδοῖν akēdoîn		ἀ̆κηδῶν akēdôn	ἀ̆κηδῶν akēdôn
Dative		ἀ̆κηδεῖ akēdeî	ἀ̆κηδεῖ akēdeî		ἀ̆κηδοῖν akēdoîn	ἀ̆κηδοῖν akēdoîn		ἀ̆κηδέσῐ / ἀ̆κηδέσῐν akēdési(n)	ἀ̆κηδέσῐ / ἀ̆κηδέσῐν akēdési(n)
Accusative		ἀ̆κηδῆ akēdê	ἀ̆κηδές akēdés		ἀ̆κηδεῖ akēdeî	ἀ̆κηδεῖ akēdeî		ἀ̆κηδεῖς akēdeîs	ἀ̆κηδῆ akēdê
Vocative		ἀ̆κηδές akēdés	ἀ̆κηδές akēdés		ἀ̆κηδεῖ akēdeî	ἀ̆κηδεῖ akēdeî		ἀ̆κηδεῖς akēdeîs	ἀ̆κηδῆ akēdê
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ἀ̆κηδῶς akēdôs			ἀ̆κηδέστερος akēdésteros			ἀ̆κηδέστᾰτος akēdéstatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• ἀκηδίᾱ (akēdíā)
• ἀκήδεια (akḗdeia)

Descendants

• Greek: ακηδής (akidís)

References

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