ανεπαισθήτως

See also: ἀνεπαισθήτως

Greek

Alternative forms

• ανεπαίσθητα (anepaísthita) (less formal)

Etymology

From Hellenistic Koine Greek ἀνεπαισθήτως.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ne.peˈsθi.tos/
• Hyphenation: α‧νε‧παι‧σθή‧τως

Adverb

ανεπαισθήτως • (anepaisthítos)

1. (formal) imperceptibly, unperceived
   • Konstantinos Kavafis (1863‑1933) poem: "Walls"

     Χωρίς περίσκεψιν, χωρίς λύπην, χωρίς αιδώ
     μεγάλα κι υψηλά τριγύρω μου έκτισαν τείχη.
     [...] Αλλά δεν άκουσα ποτέ κρότον κτιστών ή ήχον.
     Ανεπαισθήτως μ’ έκλεισαν από τον κόσμον έξω.

     Chorís perískepsin, chorís lýpin, chorís aidó
     megála ki ypsilá trigýro mou éktisan teíchi.
     [...] Allá den ákousa poté króton ktistón í íchon.
     Anepaisthítos m’ ékleisan apó ton kósmon éxo.

     With no consideration, no pity, no shame,
     they have built walls around me, thick and high.
     [...] But I never heard the builders, not a sound.
     Imperceptibly they have closed me off from the outside world.

     English translation by Edmund Keeley and Philip Sherrard @cavafy.com

   Polytonic spelling: ἀνεπαισθήτως