ἄβροτος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ᾰ̓- (a-, “un-”) +‎ βροτός (brotós, “mortal”), from Proto-Hellenic *mrətós, from Proto-Indo-European *mr̥twós or *mr̥tós (“dead, mortal”), ultimately from the root *mer- (“to die”). Cognates include Sanskrit मृत (mṛtá), Old Armenian մարդ (mard), Latin mortuus, Old Church Slavonic мрътвъ (mrŭtvŭ), Persian ‎ (mard) and Old English morþ.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /á.bro.tos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈa.bro.tos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.βro.tos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.vro.tos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈa.vro.tos/

Noun

ἄβροτος • (ábrotos) m or f (genitive ἀβροτοῦ); second declension

(poetic) immortal

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ ἄβροτος; τοῦ ἀβρότου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ ἄβροτος ho ábrotos	τὼ ἀβρότω tṑ abrótō	οἱ ἄβροτοι hoi ábrotoi
Genitive	τοῦ ἀβρότου toû abrótou	τοῖν ἀβρότοιν toîn abrótoin	τῶν ἀβρότων tôn abrótōn
Dative	τῷ ἀβρότῳ tôi abrótōi	τοῖν ἀβρότοιν toîn abrótoin	τοῖς ἀβρότοις toîs abrótois
Accusative	τὸν ἄβροτον tòn ábroton	τὼ ἀβρότω tṑ abrótō	τοὺς ἀβρότους toùs abrótous
Vocative	ἄβροτε ábrote	ἀβρότω abrótō	ἄβροτοι ábrotoi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Second declension of ἄβροτος; ἀβρότου (Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἄβροτος ábrotos	ἀβρότω abrótō	ἄβροτοι ábrotoi
Genitive	ἀβρότου / ἀβροτοῖο / ἀβρότοιο / ἀβροτόο / ἀβρότοο abrótou / abrotoîo / abrótoio / abrotóo / abrótoo	ἀβρότοιῐν abrótoiin	ἀβρότων abrótōn
Dative	ἀβρότῳ abrótōi	ἀβρότοιῐν abrótoiin	ἀβρότοισῐ / ἀβρότοισῐν / ἀβρότοις abrótoisi(n) / abrótois
Accusative	ἄβροτον ábroton	ἀβρότω abrótō	ἀβρότους abrótous
Vocative	ἄβροτε ábrote	ἀβρότω abrótō	ἄβροτοι ábrotoi
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.