ὑπεύθυνος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ὑπο- (hupo-) +‎ εὔθῡνος (eúthūnos); see εὐθῡ́νω (euthū́nō, “to direct”) for more.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hy.pěu̯.tʰyː.nos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)yˈpeʍ.tʰy.nos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /yˈpeɸ.θy.nos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /yˈpef.θy.nos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /iˈpef.θi.nos/

Adjective

ὑπεύθῡνος • (hupeúthūnos) m or f (neuter ὑπεύθῡνον); second declension

responsible, liable to give account for (one's administration of an office)

Declension

Second declension of ῠ̔πεύθῡνος; ῠ̔πεύθῡνον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ῠ̔πεύθῡνος hŭpeúthūnos		ῠ̔πεύθῡνον hŭpeúthūnon	ῠ̔πευθῡ́νω hŭpeuthū́nō		ῠ̔πευθῡ́νω hŭpeuthū́nō	ῠ̔πεύθῡνοι hŭpeúthūnoi		ῠ̔πεύθῡνᾰ hŭpeúthūnă
Genitive	ῠ̔πευθῡ́νου hŭpeuthū́nou		ῠ̔πευθῡ́νου hŭpeuthū́nou	ῠ̔πευθῡ́νοιν hŭpeuthū́noin		ῠ̔πευθῡ́νοιν hŭpeuthū́noin	ῠ̔πευθῡ́νων hŭpeuthū́nōn		ῠ̔πευθῡ́νων hŭpeuthū́nōn
Dative	ῠ̔πευθῡ́νῳ hŭpeuthū́nōi		ῠ̔πευθῡ́νῳ hŭpeuthū́nōi	ῠ̔πευθῡ́νοιν hŭpeuthū́noin		ῠ̔πευθῡ́νοιν hŭpeuthū́noin	ῠ̔πευθῡ́νοις hŭpeuthū́nois		ῠ̔πευθῡ́νοις hŭpeuthū́nois
Accusative	ῠ̔πεύθῡνον hŭpeúthūnon		ῠ̔πεύθῡνον hŭpeúthūnon	ῠ̔πευθῡ́νω hŭpeuthū́nō		ῠ̔πευθῡ́νω hŭpeuthū́nō	ῠ̔πευθῡ́νους hŭpeuthū́nous		ῠ̔πεύθῡνᾰ hŭpeúthūnă
Vocative	ῠ̔πεύθῡνε hŭpeúthūne		ῠ̔πεύθῡνον hŭpeúthūnon	ῠ̔πευθῡ́νω hŭpeuthū́nō		ῠ̔πευθῡ́νω hŭpeuthū́nō	ῠ̔πεύθῡνοι hŭpeúthūnoi		ῠ̔πεύθῡνᾰ hŭpeúthūnă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ῠ̔πευθῡ́νως hŭpeuthū́nōs			ῠ̔πευθῡνότερος hŭpeuthūnóteros			ῠ̔πευθῡνότᾰτος hŭpeuthūnótătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

Greek: υπεύθυνος (ypéfthynos)