adespotos

Latin

Etymology 1

From the Ancient Greek ἀδέσποτος (adéspotos, “without master or owner”, of rumours or writings “anonymous”, “ungovernable”).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈdes.po.tos/, [aˈdɛs.pɔ.tɔs]

Adjective

adespotos (feminine adespota, neuter adespoton); first/second declension

(New Latin)
  1. (of books) masterless
    1. without specifying an author, anonymous
    2. without specifying a dedicatee, undedicated
  2. (in general) ownerless
Declension

First/second declension, Greek type.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
nominative adespotos adespota adespoton adespotī adespotae adespota
genitive adespotī adespotae adespotī adespotōrum adespotārum adespotōrum
dative adespotō adespotō adespotīs
accusative adespoton adespotān adespoton adespotōs adespotās adespota
ablative adespotō adespotā adespotō adespotīs
vocative adespote adespota adespoton adespotī adespotae adespota
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

A regularly declined form of adespotus.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈdes.po.toːs/, [aˈdɛs.pɔ.toːs]

Adjective

adespotōs

  1. accusative masculine plural of adespotus

References

  • adespotos, -on in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 3/010703) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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