ἄσκιος
Ancient Greek
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ás.ki.os/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈas.ki.os/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈas.ci.os/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈas.ci.os/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈas.ci.os/
Etymology 1
From ἀ- (a-, “not”) + σκιᾱ́ (skiā́, “shadow”).
Adjective
ἄσκῐος • (áskios) m (feminine ἀσκίᾱ, neuter ἄσκῐον); first/second declension
- shadowless
Declension
First and second declension of ᾰ̓́σκῐος; ᾰ̓σκῐ́ᾱ; ᾰ̓́σκῐον (Attic)
Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
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Case/Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||||
Nominative | ᾰ̓́σκῐος áskios | ᾰ̓σκῐ́ᾱ askíā | ᾰ̓́σκῐον áskion | ᾰ̓σκῐ́ω askíō | ᾰ̓σκῐ́ᾱ askíā | ᾰ̓σκῐ́ω askíō | ᾰ̓́σκῐοι áskioi | ᾰ̓́σκῐαι áskiai | ᾰ̓́σκῐᾰ áskia | |||||
Genitive | ᾰ̓σκῐ́ου askíou | ᾰ̓σκῐ́ᾱς askíās | ᾰ̓σκῐ́ου askíou | ᾰ̓σκῐ́οιν askíoin | ᾰ̓σκῐ́αιν askíain | ᾰ̓σκῐ́οιν askíoin | ᾰ̓σκῐ́ων askíōn | ᾰ̓σκῐ́ων askíōn | ᾰ̓σκῐ́ων askíōn | |||||
Dative | ᾰ̓σκῐ́ῳ askíōi | ᾰ̓σκῐ́ᾳ askíāi | ᾰ̓σκῐ́ῳ askíōi | ᾰ̓σκῐ́οιν askíoin | ᾰ̓σκῐ́αιν askíain | ᾰ̓σκῐ́οιν askíoin | ᾰ̓σκῐ́οις askíois | ᾰ̓σκῐ́αις askíais | ᾰ̓σκῐ́οις askíois | |||||
Accusative | ᾰ̓́σκῐον áskion | ᾰ̓σκῐ́ᾱν askíān | ᾰ̓́σκῐον áskion | ᾰ̓σκῐ́ω askíō | ᾰ̓σκῐ́ᾱ askíā | ᾰ̓σκῐ́ω askíō | ᾰ̓σκῐ́ους askíous | ᾰ̓σκῐ́ᾱς askíās | ᾰ̓́σκῐᾰ áskia | |||||
Vocative | ᾰ̓́σκῐε áskie | ᾰ̓σκῐ́ᾱ askíā | ᾰ̓́σκῐον áskion | ᾰ̓σκῐ́ω askíō | ᾰ̓σκῐ́ᾱ askíā | ᾰ̓σκῐ́ω askíō | ᾰ̓́σκῐοι áskioi | ᾰ̓́σκῐαι áskiai | ᾰ̓́σκῐᾰ áskia | |||||
Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
ᾰ̓σκῐ́ως askíōs | ᾰ̓σκῐώτερος askiṓteros | ᾰ̓σκῐώτᾰτος askiṓtatos | ||||||||||||
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Descendants
- Latin: ascius
Etymology 2
From ἀ- (a-, intensifier) + σκιᾱ́ (skiā́, “shadow”).
Adjective
ἄσκῐος • (áskios) m or f (neuter ἄσκῐον); second declension
- (of colour) shady, dull
Declension
Second declension of ᾰ̓́σκῐος; ᾰ̓́σκῐον (Attic)
Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
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Case/Gender | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | ||||||||
Nominative | ᾰ̓́σκῐος áskios | ᾰ̓́σκῐον áskion | ᾰ̓σκῐ́ω askíō | ᾰ̓σκῐ́ω askíō | ᾰ̓́σκῐοι áskioi | ᾰ̓́σκῐᾰ áskia | ||||||||
Genitive | ᾰ̓σκῐ́ου askíou | ᾰ̓σκῐ́ου askíou | ᾰ̓σκῐ́οιν askíoin | ᾰ̓σκῐ́οιν askíoin | ᾰ̓σκῐ́ων askíōn | ᾰ̓σκῐ́ων askíōn | ||||||||
Dative | ᾰ̓σκῐ́ῳ askíōi | ᾰ̓σκῐ́ῳ askíōi | ᾰ̓σκῐ́οιν askíoin | ᾰ̓σκῐ́οιν askíoin | ᾰ̓σκῐ́οις askíois | ᾰ̓σκῐ́οις askíois | ||||||||
Accusative | ᾰ̓́σκῐον áskion | ᾰ̓́σκῐον áskion | ᾰ̓σκῐ́ω askíō | ᾰ̓σκῐ́ω askíō | ᾰ̓σκῐ́ους askíous | ᾰ̓́σκῐᾰ áskia | ||||||||
Vocative | ᾰ̓́σκῐε áskie | ᾰ̓́σκῐον áskion | ᾰ̓σκῐ́ω askíō | ᾰ̓σκῐ́ω askíō | ᾰ̓́σκῐοι áskioi | ᾰ̓́σκῐᾰ áskia | ||||||||
Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
ᾰ̓σκῐ́ως askíōs | ᾰ̓σκῐώτερος askiṓteros | ᾰ̓σκῐώτᾰτος askiṓtatos | ||||||||||||
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Further reading
- “ἄσκιος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ἄσκιος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ἄσκιος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- ἄσκιος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2023)