τάχιστος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ταχύς (takhús) +‎ -ιστος (-istos).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /tá.kʰis.tos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈta.kʰis.tos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈta.çis.tos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈta.çis.tos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈta.çis.tos/

Adjective

τᾰ́χῐστος • (tákhistos) m (feminine τᾰχῐ́στη, neuter τᾰ́χῐστον); first/second declension

superlative degree of ταχύς (takhús)

Declension

First and second declension of τᾰ́χῐστος; τᾰχῐ́στη; τᾰ́χῐστον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	τᾰ́χῐστος tákhistos	τᾰχῐ́στη takhístē	τᾰ́χῐστον tákhiston	τᾰχῐ́στω takhístō	τᾰχῐ́στᾱ takhístā	τᾰχῐ́στω takhístō	τᾰ́χῐστοι tákhistoi	τᾰ́χῐσται tákhistai	τᾰ́χῐστᾰ tákhista
Genitive	τᾰχῐ́στου takhístou	τᾰχῐ́στης takhístēs	τᾰχῐ́στου takhístou	τᾰχῐ́στοιν takhístoin	τᾰχῐ́σταιν takhístain	τᾰχῐ́στοιν takhístoin	τᾰχῐ́στων takhístōn	τᾰχῐ́στων takhístōn	τᾰχῐ́στων takhístōn
Dative	τᾰχῐ́στῳ takhístōi	τᾰχῐ́στῃ takhístēi	τᾰχῐ́στῳ takhístōi	τᾰχῐ́στοιν takhístoin	τᾰχῐ́σταιν takhístain	τᾰχῐ́στοιν takhístoin	τᾰχῐ́στοις takhístois	τᾰχῐ́σταις takhístais	τᾰχῐ́στοις takhístois
Accusative	τᾰ́χῐστον tákhiston	τᾰχῐ́στην takhístēn	τᾰ́χῐστον tákhiston	τᾰχῐ́στω takhístō	τᾰχῐ́στᾱ takhístā	τᾰχῐ́στω takhístō	τᾰχῐ́στους takhístous	τᾰχῐ́στᾱς takhístās	τᾰ́χῐστᾰ tákhista
Vocative	τᾰ́χῐστε tákhiste	τᾰχῐ́στη takhístē	τᾰ́χῐστον tákhiston	τᾰχῐ́στω takhístō	τᾰχῐ́στᾱ takhístā	τᾰχῐ́στω takhístō	τᾰ́χῐστοι tákhistoi	τᾰ́χῐσται tákhistai	τᾰ́χῐστᾰ tákhista
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	τᾰ́χῐστᾰ tákhista			—			—
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

τὴν ταχίστην (tḕn takhístēn, “most quickly”)