γελαστός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From γελάω (geláō, “I laugh”) +‎ -τός (-tós). The seemingly additional sigma is in fact part of the verb stem and surfaces before consonants. Attested as early as in Homer.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡe.las.tós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɡe.lasˈtos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ʝe.lasˈtos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ʝe.lasˈtos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ʝe.lasˈtos/

Adjective

γελαστός • (gelastós) m (feminine γελᾰστή, neuter γελᾰστόν); first/second declension

laughable, ridiculous

Inflection

First and second declension of γελᾰστός; γελᾰστή; γελᾰστόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	γελᾰστός gelăstós	γελᾰστή gelăstḗ	γελᾰστόν gelăstón	γελᾰστώ gelăstṓ	γελᾰστᾱ́ gelăstā́	γελᾰστώ gelăstṓ	γελᾰστοί gelăstoí	γελᾰσταί gelăstaí	γελᾰστᾰ́ gelăstắ
Genitive	γελᾰστοῦ gelăstoû	γελᾰστῆς gelăstês	γελᾰστοῦ gelăstoû	γελᾰστοῖν gelăstoîn	γελᾰσταῖν gelăstaîn	γελᾰστοῖν gelăstoîn	γελᾰστῶν gelăstôn	γελᾰστῶν gelăstôn	γελᾰστῶν gelăstôn
Dative	γελᾰστῷ gelăstōî	γελᾰστῇ gelăstēî	γελᾰστῷ gelăstōî	γελᾰστοῖν gelăstoîn	γελᾰσταῖν gelăstaîn	γελᾰστοῖν gelăstoîn	γελᾰστοῖς gelăstoîs	γελᾰσταῖς gelăstaîs	γελᾰστοῖς gelăstoîs
Accusative	γελᾰστόν gelăstón	γελᾰστήν gelăstḗn	γελᾰστόν gelăstón	γελᾰστώ gelăstṓ	γελᾰστᾱ́ gelăstā́	γελᾰστώ gelăstṓ	γελᾰστούς gelăstoús	γελᾰστᾱ́ς gelăstā́s	γελᾰστᾰ́ gelăstắ
Vocative	γελᾰστέ gelăsté	γελᾰστή gelăstḗ	γελᾰστόν gelăstón	γελᾰστώ gelăstṓ	γελᾰστᾱ́ gelăstā́	γελᾰστώ gelăstṓ	γελᾰστοί gelăstoí	γελᾰσταί gelăstaí	γελᾰστᾰ́ gelăstắ
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	γελᾰστῶς gelăstôs			γελᾰστότερος gelăstóteros			γελᾰστότᾰτος gelăstótătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

→ Greek: γελαστός (gelastós) (learned)

References

“γελαστός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek γελαστός (gelastós) with shifted meaning.

Adjective

γελαστός • (gelastós) m (feminine γελαστή, neuter γελαστό)

smiling, cheerful

Declension

Declension of γελαστός
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	γελαστός (gelastós)	γελαστή (gelastí)	γελαστό (gelastó)	γελαστοί (gelastoí)	γελαστές (gelastés)	γελαστά (gelastá)
genitive	γελαστού (gelastoú)	γελαστής (gelastís)	γελαστού (gelastoú)	γελαστών (gelastón)	γελαστών (gelastón)	γελαστών (gelastón)
accusative	γελαστό (gelastó)	γελαστή (gelastí)	γελαστό (gelastó)	γελαστούς (gelastoús)	γελαστές (gelastés)	γελαστά (gelastá)
vocative	γελαστέ (gelasté)	γελαστή (gelastí)	γελαστό (gelastó)	γελαστοί (gelastoí)	γελαστές (gelastés)	γελαστά (gelastá)

Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο γελαστός, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο γελαστός, etc.)

Antonyms

αγέλαστος (agélastos, “sullen”)

Related terms

see: γελάω (geláo, “I laugh”)