ἀσφαλής

See also: ασφαλής

Ancient Greek

ἀ- (a-, “un-”) +‎ σφᾰ́λλω (sphắllō, “to overthrow”) +‎ -ής (-ḗs).^[1]

ᾰ̓σφᾰλής • (ăsphălḗs) m or f (neuter ᾰ̓σφᾰλές); third declension

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ᾰ̓σφᾰλής ăsphălḗs	ᾰ̓σφᾰλές ăsphălés	ᾰ̓σφᾰλεῖ ăsphăleî	ᾰ̓σφᾰλεῖ ăsphăleî	ᾰ̓σφᾰλεῖς ăsphăleîs	ᾰ̓σφᾰλῆ ăsphălê
Genitive	ᾰ̓σφᾰλοῦς ăsphăloûs	ᾰ̓σφᾰλοῦς ăsphăloûs	ᾰ̓σφᾰλοῖν ăsphăloîn	ᾰ̓σφᾰλοῖν ăsphăloîn	ᾰ̓σφᾰλῶν ăsphălôn	ᾰ̓σφᾰλῶν ăsphălôn
Dative	ᾰ̓σφᾰλεῖ ăsphăleî	ᾰ̓σφᾰλεῖ ăsphăleî	ᾰ̓σφᾰλοῖν ăsphăloîn	ᾰ̓σφᾰλοῖν ăsphăloîn	ᾰ̓σφᾰλέσῐ / ᾰ̓σφᾰλέσῐν ăsphălésĭ(n)	ᾰ̓σφᾰλέσῐ / ᾰ̓σφᾰλέσῐν ăsphălésĭ(n)
Accusative	ᾰ̓σφᾰλῆ ăsphălê	ᾰ̓σφᾰλές ăsphălés	ᾰ̓σφᾰλεῖ ăsphăleî	ᾰ̓σφᾰλεῖ ăsphăleî	ᾰ̓σφᾰλεῖς ăsphăleîs	ᾰ̓σφᾰλῆ ăsphălê
Vocative	ᾰ̓σφᾰλές ăsphălés	ᾰ̓σφᾰλές ăsphălés	ᾰ̓σφᾰλεῖ ăsphăleî	ᾰ̓σφᾰλεῖ ăsphăleî	ᾰ̓σφᾰλεῖς ăsphăleîs	ᾰ̓σφᾰλῆ ăsphălê
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	ᾰ̓σφᾰλῶς ăsphălôs		ᾰ̓σφᾰλέστερος ăsphălésteros		ᾰ̓σφᾰλέστᾰτος ăsphăléstătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “σφάλλω, -ομαι (> DER > ἀ-σφαλ-ής)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume II, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1428

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