ἀνόητος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀ- (a-, “without”) + νοέω (noéō, “to perceive”) +‎ -τός (-tós, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.nó.ɛː.tos/ → /aˈno.i.tos/ → /aˈno.i.tos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.nó.ɛː.tos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /aˈno.e̝.tos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /aˈno.i.tos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /aˈno.i.tos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /aˈno.i.tos/

Adjective

ἀνόητος • (anóētos) m or f (neuter ἀνόητον); second declension

1. not thought on
2. not understanding, foolish

Declension

Second declension of ᾰ̓νόητος; ᾰ̓νόητον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ᾰ̓νόητος ănóētos	ᾰ̓νόητον ănóēton		ᾰ̓νοήτω ănoḗtō	ᾰ̓νοήτω ănoḗtō		ᾰ̓νόητοι ănóētoi	ᾰ̓νόητᾰ ănóētă
Genitive		ᾰ̓νοήτου ănoḗtou	ᾰ̓νοήτου ănoḗtou		ᾰ̓νοήτοιν ănoḗtoin	ᾰ̓νοήτοιν ănoḗtoin		ᾰ̓νοήτων ănoḗtōn	ᾰ̓νοήτων ănoḗtōn
Dative		ᾰ̓νοήτῳ ănoḗtōi	ᾰ̓νοήτῳ ănoḗtōi		ᾰ̓νοήτοιν ănoḗtoin	ᾰ̓νοήτοιν ănoḗtoin		ᾰ̓νοήτοις ănoḗtois	ᾰ̓νοήτοις ănoḗtois
Accusative		ᾰ̓νόητον ănóēton	ᾰ̓νόητον ănóēton		ᾰ̓νοήτω ănoḗtō	ᾰ̓νοήτω ănoḗtō		ᾰ̓νοήτους ănoḗtous	ᾰ̓νόητᾰ ănóētă
Vocative		ᾰ̓νόητε ănóēte	ᾰ̓νόητον ănóēton		ᾰ̓νοήτω ănoḗtō	ᾰ̓νοήτω ănoḗtō		ᾰ̓νόητοι ănóētoi	ᾰ̓νόητᾰ ănóētă
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ᾰ̓νοήτως ănoḗtōs			ᾰ̓νοητότερος ănoētóteros			ᾰ̓νοητότᾰτος ănoētótătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “ἀνόητος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἀνόητος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ἀνόητος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἀνόητος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)