COMPOUND: ἀτερπής, –ές
CATEGORIZATION: A [α+V+Suf]
MEANING: ‘unpleasing, joyless’
ETYMOLOGY: ἀ- privativum + verbal root τερπ- (τέρπομαι) ‘have full enjoyment of, enjoy to one’s heart’s content’ + adj. suf. -ής, -ές
OCCURRENCE: Il. XIX, 354; Od. VII, 279; X, 124; XI, 94;
CASE/GENDER/NUMBER: nom. m. sg., dat. m. sg., acc. m. sg. 
HEADEDNESS: exocentric
CLASSIFICATION: determinative – karmadhāraya
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