ἄφαρος
Ancient Greek
Etymology 1
From ᾰ̓- (ă-) + φᾰ́ρος (phắros).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /á.pʰa.ros/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈa.pʰa.ros/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈa.ɸa.ros/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈa.fa.ros/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈa.fa.ros/
Adjective
ᾰ̓́φᾰρος • (ắphăros) m or f (neuter ᾰ̓́φᾰρον); second declension
- unploughed
- Synonym: ᾰ̓φᾰ́ρωτος (ăphắrōtos)
Declension
| Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case/Gender | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | ||||||||
| Nominative | ᾰ̓́φᾰρος ắphăros |
ᾰ̓́φᾰρον ắphăron |
ᾰ̓φᾰ́ρω ăphắrō |
ᾰ̓φᾰ́ρω ăphắrō |
ᾰ̓́φᾰροι ắphăroi |
ᾰ̓́φᾰρᾰ ắphără | ||||||||
| Genitive | ᾰ̓φᾰ́ρου ăphắrou |
ᾰ̓φᾰ́ρου ăphắrou |
ᾰ̓φᾰ́ροιν ăphắroin |
ᾰ̓φᾰ́ροιν ăphắroin |
ᾰ̓φᾰ́ρων ăphắrōn |
ᾰ̓φᾰ́ρων ăphắrōn | ||||||||
| Dative | ᾰ̓φᾰ́ρῳ ăphắrōi |
ᾰ̓φᾰ́ρῳ ăphắrōi |
ᾰ̓φᾰ́ροιν ăphắroin |
ᾰ̓φᾰ́ροιν ăphắroin |
ᾰ̓φᾰ́ροις ăphắrois |
ᾰ̓φᾰ́ροις ăphắrois | ||||||||
| Accusative | ᾰ̓́φᾰρον ắphăron |
ᾰ̓́φᾰρον ắphăron |
ᾰ̓φᾰ́ρω ăphắrō |
ᾰ̓φᾰ́ρω ăphắrō |
ᾰ̓φᾰ́ρους ăphắrous |
ᾰ̓́φᾰρᾰ ắphără | ||||||||
| Vocative | ᾰ̓́φᾰρε ắphăre |
ᾰ̓́φᾰρον ắphăron |
ᾰ̓φᾰ́ρω ăphắrō |
ᾰ̓φᾰ́ρω ăphắrō |
ᾰ̓́φᾰροι ắphăroi |
ᾰ̓́φᾰρᾰ ắphără | ||||||||
| Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
| ᾰ̓φᾰ́ρως ăphắrōs |
ᾰ̓φᾰρώτερος ăphărṓteros |
ᾰ̓φᾰρώτᾰτος ăphărṓtătos | ||||||||||||
| Notes: |
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Etymology 2
From ᾰ̓- (ă-) + φᾶρος (phâros).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /á.pʰaː.ros/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈa.pʰa.ros/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈa.ɸa.ros/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈa.fa.ros/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈa.fa.ros/
Adjective
ᾰ̓́φᾱρος • (ắphāros) m or f (neuter ᾰ̓́φᾱρον); second declension
Declension
| Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case/Gender | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | ||||||||
| Nominative | ᾰ̓́φᾱρος ắphāros |
ᾰ̓́φᾱρον ắphāron |
ᾰ̓φᾱ́ρω ăphā́rō |
ᾰ̓φᾱ́ρω ăphā́rō |
ᾰ̓́φᾱροι ắphāroi |
ᾰ̓́φᾱρᾰ ắphāră | ||||||||
| Genitive | ᾰ̓φᾱ́ρου ăphā́rou |
ᾰ̓φᾱ́ρου ăphā́rou |
ᾰ̓φᾱ́ροιν ăphā́roin |
ᾰ̓φᾱ́ροιν ăphā́roin |
ᾰ̓φᾱ́ρων ăphā́rōn |
ᾰ̓φᾱ́ρων ăphā́rōn | ||||||||
| Dative | ᾰ̓φᾱ́ρῳ ăphā́rōi |
ᾰ̓φᾱ́ρῳ ăphā́rōi |
ᾰ̓φᾱ́ροιν ăphā́roin |
ᾰ̓φᾱ́ροιν ăphā́roin |
ᾰ̓φᾱ́ροις ăphā́rois |
ᾰ̓φᾱ́ροις ăphā́rois | ||||||||
| Accusative | ᾰ̓́φᾱρον ắphāron |
ᾰ̓́φᾱρον ắphāron |
ᾰ̓φᾱ́ρω ăphā́rō |
ᾰ̓φᾱ́ρω ăphā́rō |
ᾰ̓φᾱ́ρους ăphā́rous |
ᾰ̓́φᾱρᾰ ắphāră | ||||||||
| Vocative | ᾰ̓́φᾱρε ắphāre |
ᾰ̓́φᾱρον ắphāron |
ᾰ̓φᾱ́ρω ăphā́rō |
ᾰ̓φᾱ́ρω ăphā́rō |
ᾰ̓́φᾱροι ắphāroi |
ᾰ̓́φᾱρᾰ ắphāră | ||||||||
| Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
| ᾰ̓φᾱ́ρως ăphā́rōs |
ᾰ̓φᾱρότερος ăphāróteros |
ᾰ̓φᾱρότᾰτος ăphārótătos | ||||||||||||
| Notes: |
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Further reading
- “ἄφαρος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ἄφαρος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)