ἰταμός

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

ἴτης (ítēs)

Etymology

Traditionally derived from εἶμι (eîmi, “I shall come”), which is from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey-, though most other oxytones in -αμός are substantives (like ποταμός (potamós)). Probably a word from the Attic popular language.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /i.ta.mós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /i.taˈmos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /i.taˈmos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /i.taˈmos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /i.taˈmos/

Adjective

ἰτᾰμός • (itamós) m (feminine ἰτᾰμή, neuter ἰτᾰμόν); first/second declension

headlong, hasty, eager
bold, reckless, precipitous
Synonym: θρᾰσῠ́ς (thrasús)

Inflection

First and second declension of ἰτᾰμός; ἰτᾰμή; ἰτᾰμόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἰτᾰμός itamós	ἰτᾰμή itamḗ	ἰτᾰμόν itamón	ἰτᾰμώ itamṓ	ἰτᾰμᾱ́ itamā́	ἰτᾰμώ itamṓ	ἰτᾰμοί itamoí	ἰτᾰμαί itamaí	ἰτᾰμᾰ́ itamá
Genitive	ἰτᾰμοῦ itamoû	ἰτᾰμῆς itamês	ἰτᾰμοῦ itamoû	ἰτᾰμοῖν itamoîn	ἰτᾰμαῖν itamaîn	ἰτᾰμοῖν itamoîn	ἰτᾰμῶν itamôn	ἰτᾰμῶν itamôn	ἰτᾰμῶν itamôn
Dative	ἰτᾰμῷ itamôi	ἰτᾰμῇ itamêi	ἰτᾰμῷ itamôi	ἰτᾰμοῖν itamoîn	ἰτᾰμαῖν itamaîn	ἰτᾰμοῖν itamoîn	ἰτᾰμοῖς itamoîs	ἰτᾰμαῖς itamaîs	ἰτᾰμοῖς itamoîs
Accusative	ἰτᾰμόν itamón	ἰτᾰμήν itamḗn	ἰτᾰμόν itamón	ἰτᾰμώ itamṓ	ἰτᾰμᾱ́ itamā́	ἰτᾰμώ itamṓ	ἰτᾰμούς itamoús	ἰτᾰμᾱ́ς itamā́s	ἰτᾰμᾰ́ itamá
Vocative	ἰτᾰμέ itamé	ἰτᾰμή itamḗ	ἰτᾰμόν itamón	ἰτᾰμώ itamṓ	ἰτᾰμᾱ́ itamā́	ἰτᾰμώ itamṓ	ἰτᾰμοί itamoí	ἰτᾰμαί itamaí	ἰτᾰμᾰ́ itamá
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ἰτᾰμῶς itamôs			ἰτᾰμώτερος itamṓteros			ἰτᾰμώτᾰτος itamṓtatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

ἰτᾰμεύομαι (itameúomai)
ἰτᾰμότης (itamótēs)
ἰτᾰμῐ́ᾱ (itamíā)

Descendants

Greek: ιταμός (itamós)