ἄμβροτος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *ə́mrətos, from Proto-Indo-European *n̥mr̥tós. Equivalent to ἀ- (a-, “not”) +‎ βροτός (brotós, “mortal”) (compare ἄβροτος (ábrotos)). The β (b) developed by epenthesis, as the earlier form was *amrtos, with a nasal-liquid cluster, which is not allowed in Greek phonotactics. Cognate with Sanskrit अमृत (amṛ́ta) and Avestan 𐬀𐬨𐬆𐬱𐬀 (aməša).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ám.bro.tos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈam.bro.tos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈam.bro.tos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈam.bro.tos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈam.bro.tos/

Adjective

ᾰ̓́μβροτος • (ámbrotos) m (feminine ᾰ̓μβρότη, neuter ᾰ̓́μβροτον); first/second declension

(Poetic) immortal, divine
Synonyms: ἀθάνατος (athánatos), ἄφθῐτος (áphthitos), ἄβροτος (ábrotos)

Antonyms: βρότειος (bróteios), βροτός (brotós), θνητός (thnētós), μορτός (mortós)
(Poetic) belonging to the gods

Inflection

First and second declension of ᾰ̓́μβροτος; ᾰ̓μβρότη; ᾰ̓́μβροτον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ᾰ̓́μβροτος ámbrotos	ᾰ̓μβρότη ambrótē	ᾰ̓́μβροτον ámbroton	ᾰ̓μβρότω ambrótō	ᾰ̓μβρότᾱ ambrótā	ᾰ̓μβρότω ambrótō	ᾰ̓́μβροτοι ámbrotoi	ᾰ̓́μβροται ámbrotai	ᾰ̓́μβροτᾰ ámbrota
Genitive	ᾰ̓μβρότου ambrótou	ᾰ̓μβρότης ambrótēs	ᾰ̓μβρότου ambrótou	ᾰ̓μβρότοιν ambrótoin	ᾰ̓μβρόταιν ambrótain	ᾰ̓μβρότοιν ambrótoin	ᾰ̓μβρότων ambrótōn	ᾰ̓μβρότων ambrótōn	ᾰ̓μβρότων ambrótōn
Dative	ᾰ̓μβρότῳ ambrótōi	ᾰ̓μβρότῃ ambrótēi	ᾰ̓μβρότῳ ambrótōi	ᾰ̓μβρότοιν ambrótoin	ᾰ̓μβρόταιν ambrótain	ᾰ̓μβρότοιν ambrótoin	ᾰ̓μβρότοις ambrótois	ᾰ̓μβρόταις ambrótais	ᾰ̓μβρότοις ambrótois
Accusative	ᾰ̓́μβροτον ámbroton	ᾰ̓μβρότην ambrótēn	ᾰ̓́μβροτον ámbroton	ᾰ̓μβρότω ambrótō	ᾰ̓μβρότᾱ ambrótā	ᾰ̓μβρότω ambrótō	ᾰ̓μβρότους ambrótous	ᾰ̓μβρότᾱς ambrótās	ᾰ̓́μβροτᾰ ámbrota
Vocative	ᾰ̓́μβροτε ámbrote	ᾰ̓μβρότη ambrótē	ᾰ̓́μβροτον ámbroton	ᾰ̓μβρότω ambrótō	ᾰ̓μβρότᾱ ambrótā	ᾰ̓μβρότω ambrótō	ᾰ̓́μβροτοι ámbrotoi	ᾰ̓́μβροται ámbrotai	ᾰ̓́μβροτᾰ ámbrota
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ᾰ̓μβρότως ambrótōs			ᾰ̓μβροτώτερος ambrotṓteros			ᾰ̓μβροτώτᾰτος ambrotṓtatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

ᾰ̓μβρόσῐος (ambrósios)
ᾰ̓μβροσῐ́ᾱ (ambrosíā)

References

“ἄμβροτος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“ἄμβροτος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
“ἄμβροτος”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
ἄμβροτος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
ἄμβροτος in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
ἄμβροτος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
“ἄμβροτος”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter

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