-τατος

Ancient Greek

Etymology 1

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *-tm̥mós with influence from *-istos.

Pronunciation
 

Suffix

-τατος • (-tatos) m (feminine -τάτη, neuter -τᾰτον); first/second declension

  1. Added to adjective stems to form superlative forms
    ‎δῆλος (dêlos, “clear”) + ‎-τατος (-tatos) → ‎δηλότατος (dēlótatos, “the clearest”)
    ‎σοφός (sophós, “wise”) + ‎-τατος (-tatos) → ‎σοφώτατος (sophṓtatos, “the wisest”)
Declension
First and second declension of -τᾰτος; -τᾰτη; -τᾰτον (Attic)
Number Singular Dual Plural
Case/Gender MasculineFeminine Neuter MasculineFeminine Neuter MasculineFeminine Neuter
Nominative -τᾰτος
-tatos		 -τᾰτη
-tatē		 -τᾰτον
-taton		 -τᾰτω
-tatō		 -τᾰτᾱ
-tatā		 -τᾰτω
-tatō		 -τᾰτοι
-tatoi		 -τᾰται
-tatai		 -τᾰτᾰ
-tata
Genitive -τᾰτου
-tatou		 -τᾰτης
-tatēs		 -τᾰτου
-tatou		 -τᾰτοιν
-tatoin		 -τᾰταιν
-tatain		 -τᾰτοιν
-tatoin		 -τᾰτων
-tatōn		 -τᾰτων
-tatōn		 -τᾰτων
-tatōn
Dative -τᾰτῳ
-tatōi		 -τᾰτῃ
-tatēi		 -τᾰτῳ
-tatōi		 -τᾰτοιν
-tatoin		 -τᾰταιν
-tatain		 -τᾰτοιν
-tatoin		 -τᾰτοις
-tatois		 -τᾰταις
-tatais		 -τᾰτοις
-tatois
Accusative -τᾰτον
-taton		 -τᾰτην
-tatēn		 -τᾰτον
-taton		 -τᾰτω
-tatō		 -τᾰτᾱ
-tatā		 -τᾰτω
-tatō		 -τᾰτους
-tatous		 -τᾰτᾱς
-tatās		 -τᾰτᾰ
-tata
Vocative -τᾰτε
-tate		 -τᾰτη
-tatē		 -τᾰτον
-taton		 -τᾰτω
-tatō		 -τᾰτᾱ
-tatā		 -τᾰτω
-tatō		 -τᾰτοι
-tatoi		 -τᾰται
-tatai		 -τᾰτᾰ
-tata
Derived forms Adverb Comparative Superlative
-τᾰτα
-tata		 — —
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • -τᾰτᾰ (-tata)
Category Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -τατος not found

Pronunciation
 

Suffix

-τᾱτος • (-tātos) f

  1. (Doric) feminine genitive singular of -τᾱς (-tās)

Greek

Suffix

-τατος • (-tatos)

  1. Added to most adjectives to form the absolute superlative.
    ‎σοφός (sofós, “wise”) + ‎-τατος (-tatos) → ‎σοφότατος (sofótatos, “very wise”)
    ‎βαθύς (vathýs, “deep”) + ‎-τατος (-tatos) → ‎βαθύτατος (vathýtatos, “very deep”)

Usage notes

Derived terms
Greek terms suffixed with -τατος
  • -τατα (-tata, suffix for superlative degree of adverbs)
  • -τερος (-teros, suffix for comparative degree)
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