ἄρρητος

See also: άρρητος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀ- (a-, “not”) +‎ ῥητός (rhētós, “spoken”).

Pronunciation
 

Adjective

ᾰ̓́ρρητος • (árrhētos) m or f (neuter ᾰ̓́ρρητον); second declension

  1. unspoken
  2. that cannot be spoken or expressed
  3. unspeakable, immense
  4. not to be spoken or divulged
  5. unutterable, horrible
  6. shameful to be spoken
  7. (of numbers) irrational
    Antonym: ῥητός (rhētós)

Declension
Second declension of ᾰ̓́ρρητος; ᾰ̓́ρρητον (Attic)
Number Singular Dual Plural
Case/Gender Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter
Nominative ᾰ̓́ρρητος
árrhētos		 ᾰ̓́ρρητον
árrhēton		 ᾰ̓ρρήτω
arrhḗtō		 ᾰ̓ρρήτω
arrhḗtō		 ᾰ̓́ρρητοι
árrhētoi		 ᾰ̓́ρρητᾰ
árrhēta
Genitive ᾰ̓ρρήτου
arrhḗtou		 ᾰ̓ρρήτου
arrhḗtou		 ᾰ̓ρρήτοιν
arrhḗtoin		 ᾰ̓ρρήτοιν
arrhḗtoin		 ᾰ̓ρρήτων
arrhḗtōn		 ᾰ̓ρρήτων
arrhḗtōn
Dative ᾰ̓ρρήτῳ
arrhḗtōi		 ᾰ̓ρρήτῳ
arrhḗtōi		 ᾰ̓ρρήτοιν
arrhḗtoin		 ᾰ̓ρρήτοιν
arrhḗtoin		 ᾰ̓ρρήτοις
arrhḗtois		 ᾰ̓ρρήτοις
arrhḗtois
Accusative ᾰ̓́ρρητον
árrhēton		 ᾰ̓́ρρητον
árrhēton		 ᾰ̓ρρήτω
arrhḗtō		 ᾰ̓ρρήτω
arrhḗtō		 ᾰ̓ρρήτους
arrhḗtous		 ᾰ̓́ρρητᾰ
árrhēta
Vocative ᾰ̓́ρρητε
árrhēte		 ᾰ̓́ρρητον
árrhēton		 ᾰ̓ρρήτω
arrhḗtō		 ᾰ̓ρρήτω
arrhḗtō		 ᾰ̓́ρρητοι
árrhētoi		 ᾰ̓́ρρητᾰ
árrhēta
Derived forms Adverb Comparative Superlative
ᾰ̓ρρήτως
arrhḗtōs		 ᾰ̓ρρητότερος
arrhētóteros		 ᾰ̓ρρητότᾰτος
arrhētótatos
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms
  • ἀρρησία (arrhēsía)
  • ἀρρητοποιέω (arrhētopoiéō)
  • ἀρρητοποιός (arrhētopoiós)
  • ἀρρητόρευτος (arrhētóreutos)
  • ἀρρητουργέω (arrhētourgéō)
  • ἀρρητουργία (arrhētourgía)
  • ἀρρητοφορία (arrhētophoría)
  • ἀρρητοφόρος (arrhētophóros)

Descendants
  • Greek: άρρητος (árritos)

Further reading
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