-τατος

Ancient Greek

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

 

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

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

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		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	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

• -ιστος (-istos)

Derived terms

• -τᾰτᾰ (-tata)

Category Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -τατος not found

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /taː.tos/ → /ta.tos/ → /ta.tos/

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

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

• For relative superlative see -τερος (-teros)

Derived terms

Greek terms suffixed with -τατος

Related terms

• -τατα (-tata, suffix for superlative degree of adverbs)
• -τερος (-teros, suffix for comparative degree)