αὐτοκρατής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From αὐτο- (auto-, auto-) +‎ κράτος (krátos, “power, strength”) +‎ -ής (-ḗs, adjective suffix).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /au̯.to.kra.tɛ̌ːs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /aʍ.to.kraˈte̝s/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /aɸ.to.kraˈtis/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /af.to.kraˈtis/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /af.to.kraˈtis/

Adjective

αὐτοκρᾰτής • (autokrătḗs) m or f (neuter αὐτοκρᾰτές); third declension

ruling by oneself, absolute, independent

Inflection

Third declension of αὐτοκρᾰτής; αὐτοκρᾰτές (contracted, Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	αὐτοκρᾰτής autokrătḗs	αὐτοκρᾰτές autokrătés	αὐτοκρᾰτεῖ autokrăteî	αὐτοκρᾰτεῖ autokrăteî	αὐτοκρᾰτεῖς autokrăteîs	αὐτοκρᾰτῆ autokrătê
Genitive	αὐτοκρᾰτοῦς autokrătoûs	αὐτοκρᾰτοῦς autokrătoûs	αὐτοκρᾰτοῖν autokrătoîn	αὐτοκρᾰτοῖν autokrătoîn	αὐτοκρᾰτῶν autokrătôn	αὐτοκρᾰτῶν autokrătôn
Dative	αὐτοκρᾰτεῖ autokrăteî	αὐτοκρᾰτεῖ autokrăteî	αὐτοκρᾰτοῖν autokrătoîn	αὐτοκρᾰτοῖν autokrătoîn	αὐτοκρᾰτέσῐ / αὐτοκρᾰτέσῐν autokrătésĭ(n)	αὐτοκρᾰτέσῐ / αὐτοκρᾰτέσῐν autokrătésĭ(n)
Accusative	αὐτοκρᾰτῆ autokrătê	αὐτοκρᾰτές autokrătés	αὐτοκρᾰτεῖ autokrăteî	αὐτοκρᾰτεῖ autokrăteî	αὐτοκρᾰτεῖς autokrăteîs	αὐτοκρᾰτῆ autokrătê
Vocative	αὐτοκρᾰτές autokrătés	αὐτοκρᾰτές autokrătés	αὐτοκρᾰτεῖ autokrăteî	αὐτοκρᾰτεῖ autokrăteî	αὐτοκρᾰτεῖς autokrăteîs	αὐτοκρᾰτῆ autokrătê
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	αὐτοκρᾰτῶς autokrătôs		αὐτοκρᾰτέστερος autokrătésteros		αὐτοκρᾰτέστᾰτος autokrătéstătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Inflection

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