-τος

See also: τος and -τός

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• -τός (-tós)
• -στός (-stós)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *-tós.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /tos/ → /tos/ → /tos/

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

Suffix

-τος • (-tos) m or f (neuter -τον); second declension

1. Creates perfective passive verbal adjectives (usually accented recessively)

   ‎διαλῡ́ω (dialū́ō, “dissolve”) + ‎-τος (-tos) → ‎διάλυτος (diálutos, “dissolved”)

2. Forms adjectives from nouns (accented recessively)

   ‎δάκρυ (dákru, “tear”) + ‎-τος (-tos) → ‎ἀδάκρυτος (adákrutos, “tearless”)

3. Forms ordinal and fractional numerals (also with accent on the ultima)

   ‎δέκα (déka, “ten”) + ‎-τος (-tos) → ‎δέκατος (dékatos, “tenth”)

Declension

Second declension of -τος; -τον (perfect passive, denominative adjective, Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		-τος -tos	-τον -ton		-τω -tō	-τω -tō		-τοι -toi	-τᾰ -ta
Genitive		-του -tou	-του -tou		-τοιν -toin	-τοιν -toin		-των -tōn	-των -tōn
Dative		-τῳ -tōi	-τῳ -tōi		-τοιν -toin	-τοιν -toin		-τοις -tois	-τοις -tois
Accusative		-τον -ton	-τον -ton		-τω -tō	-τω -tō		-τους -tous	-τᾰ -ta
Vocative		-τε -te	-τον -ton		-τω -tō	-τω -tō		-τοι -toi	-τᾰ -ta
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		-τως -tōs			-τότερος -tóteros			-τότᾰτος -tótatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -τος

Descendants

• Greek: -τος (-tos)

References

• Smyth, Herbert Weir (1920) “Part II: Inflection”, in A Greek grammar for colleges, Cambridge: American Book Company, §§ 425 b (2) D: on use for verbal adjectives

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek -τος (-tos), from Proto-Indo-European *-tós.

Suffix

-τος • (-tos)

1. Creates verbal adjectives.

Derived terms

Greek terms suffixed with -τος