ἀμάνδαλος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

According to Herodian, it is a byform of unattested *ᾰ̓μᾰ́λδᾰνος (*ămắldănos), itself from ᾰ̓μᾰλδῠ́νω (ămăldŭ́nō, “to soften; to mitigate”). However, this is rather uncertain. Lewy proposes a derivation from ᾰ̓- (ă-) +‎ μᾰ́νδᾰλος (mắndălos, “bolt”), suggesting a meaning that shifted from "locked", "bolted" to "invisible", "unseen".

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.mán.da.los/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /aˈman.da.los/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /aˈman.da.los/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /aˈman.da.los/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /aˈman.da.los/

Adjective

ᾰ̓μᾰ́νδᾰλος • (ămắndălos) m or f (neuter ᾰ̓μᾰ́νδᾰλον); second declension

unseen; obscure
Synonym: ᾰ̓φᾰνής (ăphănḗs)

Declension

Second declension of ᾰ̓μᾰ́νδᾰλος; ᾰ̓μᾰ́νδᾰλον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ᾰ̓μᾰ́νδᾰλος ămắndălos		ᾰ̓μᾰ́νδᾰλον ămắndălon	ᾰ̓μᾰνδᾰ́λω ămăndắlō		ᾰ̓μᾰνδᾰ́λω ămăndắlō	ᾰ̓μᾰ́νδᾰλοι ămắndăloi		ᾰ̓μᾰ́νδᾰλᾰ ămắndălă
Genitive	ᾰ̓μᾰνδᾰ́λου ămăndắlou		ᾰ̓μᾰνδᾰ́λου ămăndắlou	ᾰ̓μᾰνδᾰ́λοιν ămăndắloin		ᾰ̓μᾰνδᾰ́λοιν ămăndắloin	ᾰ̓μᾰνδᾰ́λων ămăndắlōn		ᾰ̓μᾰνδᾰ́λων ămăndắlōn
Dative	ᾰ̓μᾰνδᾰ́λῳ ămăndắlōi		ᾰ̓μᾰνδᾰ́λῳ ămăndắlōi	ᾰ̓μᾰνδᾰ́λοιν ămăndắloin		ᾰ̓μᾰνδᾰ́λοιν ămăndắloin	ᾰ̓μᾰνδᾰ́λοις ămăndắlois		ᾰ̓μᾰνδᾰ́λοις ămăndắlois
Accusative	ᾰ̓μᾰ́νδᾰλον ămắndălon		ᾰ̓μᾰ́νδᾰλον ămắndălon	ᾰ̓μᾰνδᾰ́λω ămăndắlō		ᾰ̓μᾰνδᾰ́λω ămăndắlō	ᾰ̓μᾰνδᾰ́λους ămăndắlous		ᾰ̓μᾰ́νδᾰλᾰ ămắndălă
Vocative	ᾰ̓μᾰ́νδᾰλε ămắndăle		ᾰ̓μᾰ́νδᾰλον ămắndălon	ᾰ̓μᾰνδᾰ́λω ămăndắlō		ᾰ̓μᾰνδᾰ́λω ămăndắlō	ᾰ̓μᾰ́νδᾰλοι ămắndăloi		ᾰ̓μᾰ́νδᾰλᾰ ămắndălă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ᾰ̓μᾰνδᾰ́λως ămăndắlōs			ᾰ̓μᾰνδᾰλώτερος ămăndălṓteros			ᾰ̓μᾰνδᾰλώτᾰτος ămăndălṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Ancient Greek

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