βέλτιστος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Related to the comparative βελτίων (beltíōn), with the suffix -ιστος (-istos).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /bél.tis.tos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈbel.tis.tos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈβel.tis.tos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈvel.tis.tos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈvel.tis.tos/

Adjective

βέλτῐστος • (béltĭstos) m (feminine βελτῐ́στη, neuter βέλτῐστον); first/second declension

superlative degree of ᾰ̓γᾰθός (ăgăthós): best

Usage notes

Used as the superlative of ᾰ̓γᾰθός (ăgăthós), along with ἄρῐστος (árĭstos) and κρᾰ́τῐστος (krắtĭstos).

Declension

First and second declension of βέλτῐστος; βελτῐ́στη; βέλτῐστον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	βέλτῐστος béltĭstos	βελτῐ́στη beltĭ́stē	βέλτῐστον béltĭston	βελτῐ́στω beltĭ́stō	βελτῐ́στᾱ beltĭ́stā	βελτῐ́στω beltĭ́stō	βέλτῐστοι béltĭstoi	βέλτῐσται béltĭstai	βέλτῐστᾰ béltĭstă
Genitive	βελτῐ́στου beltĭ́stou	βελτῐ́στης beltĭ́stēs	βελτῐ́στου beltĭ́stou	βελτῐ́στοιν beltĭ́stoin	βελτῐ́σταιν beltĭ́stain	βελτῐ́στοιν beltĭ́stoin	βελτῐ́στων beltĭ́stōn	βελτῐ́στων beltĭ́stōn	βελτῐ́στων beltĭ́stōn
Dative	βελτῐ́στῳ beltĭ́stōi	βελτῐ́στῃ beltĭ́stēi	βελτῐ́στῳ beltĭ́stōi	βελτῐ́στοιν beltĭ́stoin	βελτῐ́σταιν beltĭ́stain	βελτῐ́στοιν beltĭ́stoin	βελτῐ́στοις beltĭ́stois	βελτῐ́σταις beltĭ́stais	βελτῐ́στοις beltĭ́stois
Accusative	βέλτῐστον béltĭston	βελτῐ́στην beltĭ́stēn	βέλτῐστον béltĭston	βελτῐ́στω beltĭ́stō	βελτῐ́στᾱ beltĭ́stā	βελτῐ́στω beltĭ́stō	βελτῐ́στους beltĭ́stous	βελτῐ́στᾱς beltĭ́stās	βέλτῐστᾰ béltĭstă
Vocative	βέλτῐστε béltĭste	βελτῐ́στη beltĭ́stē	βέλτῐστον béltĭston	βελτῐ́στω beltĭ́stō	βελτῐ́στᾱ beltĭ́stā	βελτῐ́στω beltĭ́stō	βέλτῐστοι béltĭstoi	βέλτῐσται béltĭstai	βέλτῐστᾰ béltĭstă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	βέλτῐστᾰ béltĭstă			—			—
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.