-ιστος

See also: ιστός and ἱστός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *-istHos, from *-yōs (elative suffix) +‎ *-tHós (adjectival suffix). Cognate with Proto-Indo-Iranian *-ištʰas, Proto-Germanic *-istaz.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /is.tos/ → /is.tos/ → /is.tos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /is.tos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /is.tos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /is.tos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /is.tos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /is.tos/

Suffix

-ῐστος • (-istos) m (feminine -ῐ́στη, neuter -ῐστον); first/second declension

1. Added to some adjectives to form a superlative adjective

Inflection

First and second declension of -ῐστος; -ῐστη; -ῐστον (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		-ῐστος -istos	-ῐστη -istē	-ῐστον -iston		-ῐστω -istō	-ῐστᾱ -istā	-ῐστω -istō		-ῐστοι -istoi	-ῐσται -istai	-ῐστᾰ -ista
Genitive		-ῐστου -istou	-ῐστης -istēs	-ῐστου -istou		-ῐστοιν -istoin	-ῐσταιν -istain	-ῐστοιν -istoin		-ῐστων -istōn	-ῐστων -istōn	-ῐστων -istōn
Dative		-ῐστῳ -istōi	-ῐστῃ -istēi	-ῐστῳ -istōi		-ῐστοιν -istoin	-ῐσταιν -istain	-ῐστοιν -istoin		-ῐστοις -istois	-ῐσταις -istais	-ῐστοις -istois
Accusative		-ῐστον -iston	-ῐστην -istēn	-ῐστον -iston		-ῐστω -istō	-ῐστᾱ -istā	-ῐστω -istō		-ῐστους -istous	-ῐστᾱς -istās	-ῐστᾰ -ista
Vocative		-ῐστε -iste	-ῐστη -istē	-ῐστον -iston		-ῐστω -istō	-ῐστᾱ -istā	-ῐστω -istō		-ῐστοι -istoi	-ῐσται -istai	-ῐστᾰ -ista
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		-ιστα -ista				—				—
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Synonyms

• -τατος (-tatos)

Derived terms

• -ῐστᾰ (-ista)

Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ιστος