ανεπαισθήτως

See also: ἀνεπαισθήτως

Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Hellenistic Koine Greek ἀνεπαισθήτως.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.ne.peˈsθi.tos/
  • Hyphenation: α‧νε‧παι‧σθή‧τως

Adverb

ανεπαισθήτως (anepaisthítos)

  1. (formal) imperceptibly, unperceived
    • Konstantinos Kavafis (18631933) poem: "Walls"
      Χωρίς περίσκεψιν, χωρίς λύπην, χωρίς αιδώ / μεγάλα κι υψηλά τριγύρω μου έκτισαν τείχη.
      [...] Αλλά δεν άκουσα ποτέ κρότον κτιστών ή ήχον. / Ανεπαισθήτως μ’ έκλεισαν από τον κόσμον έξω.
      Chorís perískepsin, chorís lýpin, chorís aidó / megála ki ypsilá trigýro mou éktisan teíchi.
      [...] Allá den ákousa poté króton ktistón í íchon. / Anepaisthítos m’ ékleisan apó ton kósmon éxo.
      With no consideration, no pity, no shame, / they have built walls around me, thick and high.
      [...] But I never heard the builders, not a sound. / Imperceptibly they have closed me off from the outside world.
      English translation by Edmund Keeley and Philip Sherrard @cavafy.com
    In polytonic script: ἀνεπαισθήτως
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