ἀόριστος

See also: αόριστος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀ- (a-, “not”) +‎ ὁρῐστός (horistós, “limited”).

Adjective

ᾰ̓όρῐστος • (aóristos) m or f (neuter ᾰ̓όρῐστον); second declension

  1. indefinite, indeterminate
  2. without boundaries, debatable
  3. the phrase ὁ ἀόριστος (χρόνος) (ho aóristos (khrónos)): the aorist tense

Inflection
Second declension of ᾰ̓όρῐστος; ᾰ̓όρῐστον (Attic)
Number Singular Dual Plural
Case/Gender Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter
Nominative ᾰ̓όρῐστος
aóristos		 ᾰ̓όρῐστον
aóriston		 ᾰ̓ορῐ́στω
aorístō		 ᾰ̓ορῐ́στω
aorístō		 ᾰ̓όρῐστοι
aóristoi		 ᾰ̓όρῐστᾰ
aórista
Genitive ᾰ̓ορῐ́στου
aorístou		 ᾰ̓ορῐ́στου
aorístou		 ᾰ̓ορῐ́στοιν
aorístoin		 ᾰ̓ορῐ́στοιν
aorístoin		 ᾰ̓ορῐ́στων
aorístōn		 ᾰ̓ορῐ́στων
aorístōn
Dative ᾰ̓ορῐ́στῳ
aorístōi		 ᾰ̓ορῐ́στῳ
aorístōi		 ᾰ̓ορῐ́στοιν
aorístoin		 ᾰ̓ορῐ́στοιν
aorístoin		 ᾰ̓ορῐ́στοις
aorístois		 ᾰ̓ορῐ́στοις
aorístois
Accusative ᾰ̓όρῐστον
aóriston		 ᾰ̓όρῐστον
aóriston		 ᾰ̓ορῐ́στω
aorístō		 ᾰ̓ορῐ́στω
aorístō		 ᾰ̓ορῐ́στους
aorístous		 ᾰ̓όρῐστᾰ
aórista
Vocative ᾰ̓όρῐστε
aóriste		 ᾰ̓όρῐστον
aóriston		 ᾰ̓ορῐ́στω
aorístō		 ᾰ̓ορῐ́στω
aorístō		 ᾰ̓όρῐστοι
aóristoi		 ᾰ̓όρῐστᾰ
aórista
Derived forms Adverb Comparative Superlative
ᾰ̓ορῐ́στως
aorístōs		 ᾰ̓ορῐστότερος
aoristóteros		 ᾰ̓ορῐστότᾰτος
aoristótatos
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Antonyms
  • (antonym(s) of “indefinite”): ὡρισμένος (hōrisménos)

Descendants
  • → Greek: αόριστος (aóristos)
  • → Latin: aoristus

Further reading
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