English

Noun

adespota pl ‎(plural only)

1. (bibliography) Literary works not attributed to (or claimed by) an author. (Originally used as a title of collections of anonymous Greek poetry.)
   • For usage examples of this term, see Citations:adespota.

Translations

References

• “Adespota” on page 6/3 of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles: Introduction, Supplement, and Bibliography (eds. William Alexander Craigie and Charles Talbut Onions, 1st ed., 1933)

Latin

Etymology 1

Substantivisation of the neuter plural of adespotos in elliptical use for scrīpta adespota ‎(“anonymous texts”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

adespota n pl ‎(genitive adespotōrum); second declension

1. (New Latin) anonymous literary works, adespota

Declension

Second declension, Greek type.

Descendants

• English: adespota

Etymology 2

Regularly declined forms of adespotos and adespotus.

Pronunciation 1

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

Adjective

adespota

1. nominative feminine singular of adespotos or adespotus
2. nominative neuter plural of adespotos or adespotus
3. accusative neuter plural of adespotos or adespotus
4. vocative feminine singular of adespotos or adespotus
5. vocative neuter plural of adespotos or adespotus

Pronunciation 2

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

Adjective

adespotā

1. ablative feminine singular of adespotos or adespotus