αἰσχρήμων

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Apparently from αἰσχρός (aiskhrós, “shameful”), with adjectival suffix -ημων (-ēmōn); possibly influenced by ἀσχήμων (askhḗmōn).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ai̯s.kʰrɛ̌ː.mɔːn/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɛsˈkʰre̝.mon/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɛsˈxri.mon/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /esˈxri.mon/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /esˈxri.mon/

Adjective

αἰσχρήμων • (aiskhrḗmōn)

shameful, base, ignoble
Attested only dubiously in the Greek Anthology.
- AP, 16 15

Inflection

Case	Singular m./f.	Singular n.
Nominative	αἰσχρήμων	αἰσχρῆμον
Genitive	αἰσχρήμονος	αἰσχρήμονος
Dative	αἰσχρήμονι	αἰσχρήμονι
Accusative	αἰσχρήμονα	αἰσχρῆμον
Vocative	αἰσχρήμων	αἰσχρῆμον

Usage notes

A very rare and doubtful form, attested only once in the Greek Anthology and marked as dubious by LSJ and BRILL. Possibly a textual variant or corruption of ἀσχήμων (askhḗmōn).

References

“αἰσχρήμων”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
αἰσχρήμων in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2026)