ὑποτακτικός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ὑποτᾰγ- (hupotag-), the root of ὑποτᾰ́σσω (hupotássō, arrange underneath or after), + -τῐκός (-tikós, verbal adjective suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

ῠ̔ποτᾰκτῐκός (hupotaktikós) m (feminine ῠ̔ποτᾰκτῐκή, neuter ῠ̔ποτᾰκτῐκόν); first/second declension

  1. Postpositive, always placed after the thing with which it is combined.
    1. ῠ̔ποτᾰκτῐκόν φωνῆεν (phōnêen): A vowel that occurs last in a diphthong, referring to υ, ι.
  2. ῠ̔ποτᾰκτῐκόν, with or without ἄρθρον (árthron): An article, or in today's terminology a pronoun, that is placed after its antecedent: the relative pronoun ὅς (hós).
  3. (grammar) A verb in the subjunctive mood.
    1. ῠ̔ποτᾰκτῐκός, with or without σύνδεσμος (súndesmos): A conjunction that is always followed by the subjunctive
    2. ῠ̔ποτᾰκτῐκή ἔγκλισις (énklisis): The subjunctive mood.
  4. Submissive, obedient

Inflection

Antonyms

  • (always placed after): ὑποτασσόμενος (hupotassómenos, capable of being placed after)

References

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