ἀπόστροφος

See also: απόστροφος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀποστρέφω (apostréphō, “turn away”, from ἀπο- (apo-) +‎ στρέφω (stréphō)) +‎ -ος (-os)

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.pós.tro.pʰos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /aˈpos.tro.pʰos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /aˈpos.tro.ɸos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /aˈpos.tro.fos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /aˈpos.tro.fos/

Adjective

ἀπόστροφος • (apóstrophos) m or f (neuter ἀπόστροφον); second declension

turned away
(Byzantine) repulsive, horrible

Declension

Second declension of ἀ̆πόστροφος; ἀ̆πόστροφον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἀ̆πόστροφος apóstrophos	ἀ̆πόστροφον apóstrophon	ἀ̆ποστρόφω apostróphō	ἀ̆ποστρόφω apostróphō	ἀ̆πόστροφοι apóstrophoi	ἀ̆πόστροφᾰ apóstropha
Genitive	ἀ̆ποστρόφου apostróphou	ἀ̆ποστρόφου apostróphou	ἀ̆ποστρόφοιν apostróphoin	ἀ̆ποστρόφοιν apostróphoin	ἀ̆ποστρόφων apostróphōn	ἀ̆ποστρόφων apostróphōn
Dative	ἀ̆ποστρόφῳ apostróphōi	ἀ̆ποστρόφῳ apostróphōi	ἀ̆ποστρόφοιν apostróphoin	ἀ̆ποστρόφοιν apostróphoin	ἀ̆ποστρόφοις apostróphois	ἀ̆ποστρόφοις apostróphois
Accusative	ἀ̆πόστροφον apóstrophon	ἀ̆πόστροφον apóstrophon	ἀ̆ποστρόφω apostróphō	ἀ̆ποστρόφω apostróphō	ἀ̆ποστρόφους apostróphous	ἀ̆πόστροφᾰ apóstropha
Vocative	ἀ̆πόστροφε apóstrophe	ἀ̆πόστροφον apóstrophon	ἀ̆ποστρόφω apostróphō	ἀ̆ποστρόφω apostróphō	ἀ̆πόστροφοι apóstrophoi	ἀ̆πόστροφᾰ apóstropha
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	ἀ̆ποστρόφως apostróphōs		ἀ̆ποστροφώτερος apostrophṓteros		ἀ̆ποστροφώτᾰτος apostrophṓtatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

→ Greek: απόστροφος (apóstrofos) (learned)
→ Old Armenian: ապաթարց (apatʻarcʻ) (calque)
- Armenian: ապաթարց (apatʻarcʻ)
→ Bulgarian: апостро́ф (apostróf)
→ Latin: apostrophus (see there for further descendants)
→ Ukrainian: апостро́ф (apostróf)

ἀπόστροφος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Declension

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