ανεπαισθήτως

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

   In polytonic script: ἀνεπαισθήτως