αἰσχρός

See also: αισχρός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From αἶσχ(ος) (aîskh(os), “shame”) +‎ -ρός (-rós).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ai̯s.kʰrós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɛsˈkʰros/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɛsˈxros/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /esˈxros/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /esˈxros/

Adjective

αἰσχρός • (aiskhrós) m (feminine αἰσχρᾱ́, neuter αἰσχρόν); first/second declension

(chiefly Epic) causing shame; dishonoring; reproachful; disgraceful
(of appearance) ugly; ill-favored; deformed
ill-suited; improper; inappropriate; unfitting (especially to circumstances or purpose)
Antonym: κᾱ̆λός (kā̆lós)
(medicine) physically deformed; disfigured

Declension

First and second declension of αἰσχρός; αἰσχρᾱ́; αἰσχρόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	αἰσχρός aiskhrós	αἰσχρᾱ́ aiskhrā́	αἰσχρόν aiskhrón	αἰσχρώ aiskhrṓ	αἰσχρᾱ́ aiskhrā́	αἰσχρώ aiskhrṓ	αἰσχροί aiskhroí	αἰσχραί aiskhraí	αἰσχρᾰ́ aiskhrắ
Genitive	αἰσχροῦ aiskhroû	αἰσχρᾶς aiskhrâs	αἰσχροῦ aiskhroû	αἰσχροῖν aiskhroîn	αἰσχραῖν aiskhraîn	αἰσχροῖν aiskhroîn	αἰσχρῶν aiskhrôn	αἰσχρῶν aiskhrôn	αἰσχρῶν aiskhrôn
Dative	αἰσχρῷ aiskhrōî	αἰσχρᾷ aiskhrāî	αἰσχρῷ aiskhrōî	αἰσχροῖν aiskhroîn	αἰσχραῖν aiskhraîn	αἰσχροῖν aiskhroîn	αἰσχροῖς aiskhroîs	αἰσχραῖς aiskhraîs	αἰσχροῖς aiskhroîs
Accusative	αἰσχρόν aiskhrón	αἰσχρᾱ́ν aiskhrā́n	αἰσχρόν aiskhrón	αἰσχρώ aiskhrṓ	αἰσχρᾱ́ aiskhrā́	αἰσχρώ aiskhrṓ	αἰσχρούς aiskhroús	αἰσχρᾱ́ς aiskhrā́s	αἰσχρᾰ́ aiskhrắ
Vocative	αἰσχρέ aiskhré	αἰσχρᾱ́ aiskhrā́	αἰσχρόν aiskhrón	αἰσχρώ aiskhrṓ	αἰσχρᾱ́ aiskhrā́	αἰσχρώ aiskhrṓ	αἰσχροί aiskhroí	αἰσχραί aiskhraí	αἰσχρᾰ́ aiskhrắ
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	αἰσχρῶς aiskhrôs			αἰσχῑ́ων αἰσχρότερος aiskhī́ōn aiskhróteros			αἴσχῐστος αἰσχρότᾰτος aískhĭstos aiskhrótătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First and second declension of αἰσχρός; αἰσχρή; αἰσχρόν (Epic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	αἰσχρός aiskhrós	αἰσχρή aiskhrḗ	αἰσχρόν aiskhrón	αἰσχρώ aiskhrṓ	αἰσχρᾱ́ aiskhrā́	αἰσχρώ aiskhrṓ	αἰσχροί aiskhroí	αἰσχραί aiskhraí	αἰσχρᾰ́ aiskhrắ
Genitive	αἰσχροῖο αἰσχρόο αἰσχροῦ aiskhroîo aiskhróo aiskhroû	αἰσχρῆς aiskhrês	αἰσχροῖο αἰσχρόο αἰσχροῦ aiskhroîo aiskhróo aiskhroû	αἰσχροῖῐ̈ν aiskhroîĭ̈n	αἰσχραῖῐ̈ν aiskhraîĭ̈n	αἰσχροῖῐ̈ν aiskhroîĭ̈n	αἰσχρῶν aiskhrôn	αἰσχρᾱ́ων αἰσχρέων αἰσχρῶν aiskhrā́ōn aiskhréōn aiskhrôn	αἰσχρῶν aiskhrôn
Dative	αἰσχρῷ aiskhrōî	αἰσχρῇ aiskhrēî	αἰσχρῷ aiskhrōî	αἰσχροῖῐ̈ν aiskhroîĭ̈n	αἰσχραῖῐ̈ν aiskhraîĭ̈n	αἰσχροῖῐ̈ν aiskhroîĭ̈n	αἰσχροῖσῐ αἰσχροῖσῐν αἰσχροῖς aiskhroîsĭ(n) aiskhroîs	αἰσχρῇσῐ αἰσχρῇσῐν αἰσχρῇς αἰσχραῖς aiskhrēîsĭ(n) aiskhrēîs aiskhraîs	αἰσχροῖσῐ αἰσχροῖσῐν αἰσχροῖς aiskhroîsĭ(n) aiskhroîs
Accusative	αἰσχρόν aiskhrón	αἰσχρήν aiskhrḗn	αἰσχρόν aiskhrón	αἰσχρώ aiskhrṓ	αἰσχρᾱ́ aiskhrā́	αἰσχρώ aiskhrṓ	αἰσχρούς aiskhroús	αἰσχρᾱ́ς aiskhrā́s	αἰσχρᾰ́ aiskhrắ
Vocative	αἰσχρέ aiskhré	αἰσχρή aiskhrḗ	αἰσχρόν aiskhrón	αἰσχρώ aiskhrṓ	αἰσχρᾱ́ aiskhrā́	αἰσχρώ aiskhrṓ	αἰσχροί aiskhroí	αἰσχραί aiskhraí	αἰσχρᾰ́ aiskhrắ
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	αἰσχρῶς aiskhrôs			αἰσχῑ́ων aiskhī́ōn			αἴσχῐστος aískhĭstos
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

First and second declension of αἰσχρός; αἰσχρή; αἰσχρόν (Ionic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	αἰσχρός aiskhrós	αἰσχρή aiskhrḗ	αἰσχρόν aiskhrón	αἰσχρώ aiskhrṓ	αἰσχρᾱ́ aiskhrā́	αἰσχρώ aiskhrṓ	αἰσχροί aiskhroí	αἰσχραί aiskhraí	αἰσχρᾰ́ aiskhrắ
Genitive	αἰσχροῦ aiskhroû	αἰσχρῆς aiskhrês	αἰσχροῦ aiskhroû	αἰσχροῖν aiskhroîn	αἰσχραῖν aiskhraîn	αἰσχροῖν aiskhroîn	αἰσχρῶν aiskhrôn	αἰσχρέων αἰσχρῶν aiskhréōn aiskhrôn	αἰσχρῶν aiskhrôn
Dative	αἰσχρῷ aiskhrōî	αἰσχρῇ aiskhrēî	αἰσχρῷ aiskhrōî	αἰσχροῖν aiskhroîn	αἰσχραῖν aiskhraîn	αἰσχροῖν aiskhroîn	αἰσχροῖσῐ αἰσχροῖσῐν aiskhroîsĭ(n)	αἰσχρῇσῐ αἰσχρῇσῐν aiskhrēîsĭ(n)	αἰσχροῖσῐ αἰσχροῖσῐν aiskhroîsĭ(n)
Accusative	αἰσχρόν aiskhrón	αἰσχρήν aiskhrḗn	αἰσχρόν aiskhrón	αἰσχρώ aiskhrṓ	αἰσχρᾱ́ aiskhrā́	αἰσχρώ aiskhrṓ	αἰσχρούς aiskhroús	αἰσχρᾱ́ς aiskhrā́s	αἰσχρᾰ́ aiskhrắ
Vocative	αἰσχρέ aiskhré	αἰσχρή aiskhrḗ	αἰσχρόν aiskhrón	αἰσχρώ aiskhrṓ	αἰσχρᾱ́ aiskhrā́	αἰσχρώ aiskhrṓ	αἰσχροί aiskhroí	αἰσχραί aiskhraí	αἰσχρᾰ́ aiskhrắ
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	αἰσχρῶς aiskhrôs			αἰσχῑ́ων aiskhī́ōn			αἴσχῐστος aískhĭstos
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

αἰσχρήμων (aiskhrḗmōn)
αἰσχροδιδάκτης (aiskhrodidáktēs)
αἰσχροεπέω (aiskhroepéō)
αἰσχροεπής (aiskhroepḗs)
αἰσχροκερδής (aiskhrokerdḗs)
αἰσχροκερδία (aiskhrokerdía)
αἰσχρολογέω (aiskhrologéō)
αἰσχρολογία (aiskhrología)
αἰσχρολόγος (aiskhrológos)
αἰσχρόμητις (aiskhrómētis)
αἰσχρόν (aiskhrón)
αἰσχροποιΐα (aiskhropoiḯa)
αἰσχροποιός (aiskhropoiós)
αἰσχροπρᾶγος (aiskhroprâgos)
αἰσχροπρόσωπος (aiskhroprósōpos)
αἰσχροσεμνία (aiskhrosemnía)
αἰσχροσύνη (aiskhrosúnē)
αἰσχρότης (aiskhrótēs)
αἰσχρούργημα (aiskhroúrgēma)
αἰσχρουργία (aiskhrourgía)
αἰσχρουργός (aiskhrourgós)

Descendants

Greek: αισχρός (aischrós)

References

“αἰσχρός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“αἰσχρός”, in Liddell & Scott (1889), An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
“αἰσχρός”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891), A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
αἰσχρός in Bailly, Anatole (1935), Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
αἰσχρός in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924), A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
αἰσχρός in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2026)
“αἰσχρός”, in Slater, William J. (1969), Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
G150 in Strong, James (1979), Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
Woodhouse, S. C. (1910), English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- abandoned idem, page 1.
- atrocious idem, page 49.
- base idem, page 64.
- black idem, page 80.
- blackguard idem, page 81.
- blackguardly idem, page 81.
- contemptible idem, page 167.
- debased idem, page 199.
- deformed idem, page 205.
- degraded idem, page 206.
- degrading idem, page 206.
- depraved idem, page 212.
- despicable idem, page 217.
- dirty idem, page 227.
- discreditable idem, page 231.
- disgraceful idem, page 233.
- dishonourable idem, page 234.
- disreputable idem, page 238.
- filthy idem, page 320.
- forbidding idem, page 335.
- foul idem, page 340.
- frightful idem, page 345.
- graceless idem, page 368.
- guilty idem, page 379.
- heinous idem, page 395.
- hideous idem, page 398.
- ignoble idem, page 414.
- ignominious idem, page 414.
- ill-favoured idem, page 416.
- ill-gotten idem, page 416.
- immoral idem, page 418.
- impure idem, page 425.
- indecent idem, page 431.
- indelicate idem, page 432.
- infamous idem, page 437.
- iniquitous idem, page 441.
- low idem, page 502.
- mean idem, page 519.
- nefarious idem, page 554.
- obscene idem, page 566.
- outrageous idem, page 583.
- plain idem, page 616.
- profligate idem, page 653.
- scandalous idem, page 737.
- scurvy idem, page 743.
- shameful idem, page 761.
- sordid idem, page 794.
- ugly idem, page 905.
- uncleanly idem, page 909.
- uncomely idem, page 910.
- undignified idem, page 914.
- unhallowed idem, page 920.
- unpardonable idem, page 927.
- vicious idem, page 950.
- vile idem, page 952.
- villainous idem, page 952.
- wicked idem, page 978.