-κρατία
Ancient Greek edit
Etymology edit
Derived from κρᾰ́τος (krátos, “strength, power”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā, noun-forming suffix).
Pronunciation edit
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /kra.tí.aː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /kraˈti.a/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /kraˈti.a/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /kraˈti.a/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /kraˈti.a/
Suffix edit
-κρᾰτῐ́ᾱ • (-kratíā) f (genitive -κρᾰτῐ́ᾱς); first declension
- -cracy (government, rule)
Inflection edit
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | -κρᾰτῐ́ᾱ -kratíā |
-κρᾰτῐ́ᾱ -kratíā |
-κρᾰτῐ́αι -kratíai | ||||||||||
Genitive | -κρᾰτῐ́ᾱς -kratíās |
-κρᾰτῐ́αιν -kratíain |
-κρᾰτῐῶν -kratiôn | ||||||||||
Dative | -κρᾰτῐ́ᾳ -kratíāi |
-κρᾰτῐ́αιν -kratíain |
-κρᾰτῐ́αις -kratíais | ||||||||||
Accusative | -κρᾰτῐ́ᾱν -kratíān |
-κρᾰτῐ́ᾱ -kratíā |
-κρᾰτῐ́ᾱς -kratíās | ||||||||||
Vocative | -κρᾰτῐ́ᾱ -kratíā |
-κρᾰτῐ́ᾱ -kratíā |
-κρᾰτῐ́αι -kratíai | ||||||||||
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Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Greek edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek -κρατία (-kratía).
Suffix edit
-κρατία • (-kratía) f
- -cracy (indicating "domination by")
- πλούτος (ploútos, “wealth”) + -κρατία (-kratía) → πλουτοκρατία (ploutokratía, “plutocracy”)
- -ism (indicating "dominating system")
- αποικία (apoikía, “colony”) + -κρατία (-kratía) → αποικιοκρατία (apoikiokratía, “colonialism”)
Declension edit
declension of -κρατία