θαυμαστός

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

θωμᾰστός (thōmăstós) — Ionic

Etymology

From θαυμάζω (thaumázō, “to admire, be surprised at”) +‎ -τός (-tós, adjective suffix).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /tʰau̯.mas.tós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /tʰaw.masˈtos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /θaβ.masˈtos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /θav.masˈtos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /θav.masˈtos/

Adjective

θαυμᾰστός • (thaumăstós) m (feminine θαυμᾰστή, neuter θαυμᾰστόν); first/second declension

wonderful, marvellous
- 460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 1.0
admirable

Inflection

First and second declension of θαυμᾰστός; θαυμᾰστή; θαυμᾰστόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	θαυμᾰστός thaumăstós	θαυμᾰστή thaumăstḗ	θαυμᾰστόν thaumăstón	θαυμᾰστώ thaumăstṓ	θαυμᾰστᾱ́ thaumăstā́	θαυμᾰστώ thaumăstṓ	θαυμᾰστοί thaumăstoí	θαυμᾰσταί thaumăstaí	θαυμᾰστᾰ́ thaumăstắ
Genitive	θαυμᾰστοῦ thaumăstoû	θαυμᾰστῆς thaumăstês	θαυμᾰστοῦ thaumăstoû	θαυμᾰστοῖν thaumăstoîn	θαυμᾰσταῖν thaumăstaîn	θαυμᾰστοῖν thaumăstoîn	θαυμᾰστῶν thaumăstôn	θαυμᾰστῶν thaumăstôn	θαυμᾰστῶν thaumăstôn
Dative	θαυμᾰστῷ thaumăstōî	θαυμᾰστῇ thaumăstēî	θαυμᾰστῷ thaumăstōî	θαυμᾰστοῖν thaumăstoîn	θαυμᾰσταῖν thaumăstaîn	θαυμᾰστοῖν thaumăstoîn	θαυμᾰστοῖς thaumăstoîs	θαυμᾰσταῖς thaumăstaîs	θαυμᾰστοῖς thaumăstoîs
Accusative	θαυμᾰστόν thaumăstón	θαυμᾰστήν thaumăstḗn	θαυμᾰστόν thaumăstón	θαυμᾰστώ thaumăstṓ	θαυμᾰστᾱ́ thaumăstā́	θαυμᾰστώ thaumăstṓ	θαυμᾰστούς thaumăstoús	θαυμᾰστᾱ́ς thaumăstā́s	θαυμᾰστᾰ́ thaumăstắ
Vocative	θαυμᾰστέ thaumăsté	θαυμᾰστή thaumăstḗ	θαυμᾰστόν thaumăstón	θαυμᾰστώ thaumăstṓ	θαυμᾰστᾱ́ thaumăstā́	θαυμᾰστώ thaumăstṓ	θαυμᾰστοί thaumăstoí	θαυμᾰσταί thaumăstaí	θαυμᾰστᾰ́ thaumăstắ
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	θαυμᾰστῶς thaumăstôs			θαυμᾰστότερος thaumăstóteros			θαυμᾰστότᾰτος thaumăstótătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

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

Greek

Adjective

θαυμαστός • (thavmastós) m (feminine θαυμαστή, neuter θαυμαστό)

admirable, wonderful, fine, splendid
(archaic) brave (splendid)
θαυμαστός καινούριος κόσμος ― thavmastós kainoúrios kósmos ― brave new world

Declension

Declension of θαυμαστός
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	θαυμαστός (thavmastós)	θαυμαστή (thavmastí)	θαυμαστό (thavmastó)	θαυμαστοί (thavmastoí)	θαυμαστές (thavmastés)	θαυμαστά (thavmastá)
genitive	θαυμαστού (thavmastoú)	θαυμαστής (thavmastís)	θαυμαστού (thavmastoú)	θαυμαστών (thavmastón)	θαυμαστών (thavmastón)	θαυμαστών (thavmastón)
accusative	θαυμαστό (thavmastó)	θαυμαστή (thavmastí)	θαυμαστό (thavmastó)	θαυμαστούς (thavmastoús)	θαυμαστές (thavmastés)	θαυμαστά (thavmastá)
vocative	θαυμαστέ (thavmasté)	θαυμαστή (thavmastí)	θαυμαστό (thavmastó)	θαυμαστοί (thavmastoí)	θαυμαστές (thavmastés)	θαυμαστά (thavmastá)

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

Degrees of comparison by suffixation

comparative (?)	singular			plural
comparative (?)	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	θαυμαστότερος (thavmastóteros)	θαυμαστότερη (thavmastóteri)	θαυμαστότερο (thavmastótero)	θαυμαστότεροι (thavmastóteroi)	θαυμαστότερες (thavmastóteres)	θαυμαστότερα (thavmastótera)
genitive	θαυμαστότερου (thavmastóterou)	θαυμαστότερης (thavmastóteris)	θαυμαστότερου (thavmastóterou)	θαυμαστότερων (thavmastóteron)	θαυμαστότερων (thavmastóteron)	θαυμαστότερων (thavmastóteron)
accusative	θαυμαστότερο (thavmastótero)	θαυμαστότερη (thavmastóteri)	θαυμαστότερο (thavmastótero)	θαυμαστότερους (thavmastóterous)	θαυμαστότερες (thavmastóteres)	θαυμαστότερα (thavmastótera)
vocative	θαυμαστότερε (thavmastótere)	θαυμαστότερη (thavmastóteri)	θαυμαστότερο (thavmastótero)	θαυμαστότεροι (thavmastóteroi)	θαυμαστότερες (thavmastóteres)	θαυμαστότερα (thavmastótera)

Derivations: relative superlative: ο + comparative forms (eg "ο θαυμαστότερος", etc)

absolute superlative (?)	singular			plural
absolute superlative (?)	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	θαυμαστότatος (thavmastótatos)	θαυμαστότatη (thavmastótati)	θαυμαστότatο (thavmastótato)	θαυμαστότatοι (thavmastótatoi)	θαυμαστότatες (thavmastótates)	θαυμαστότatα (thavmastótata)
genitive	θαυμαστότatου (thavmastótatou)	θαυμαστότatης (thavmastótatis)	θαυμαστότatου (thavmastótatou)	θαυμαστότatων (thavmastótaton)	θαυμαστότatων (thavmastótaton)	θαυμαστότatων (thavmastótaton)
accusative	θαυμαστότatο (thavmastótato)	θαυμαστότatη (thavmastótati)	θαυμαστότatο (thavmastótato)	θαυμαστότatους (thavmastótatous)	θαυμαστότatες (thavmastótates)	θαυμαστότatα (thavmastótata)
vocative	θαυμαστότatε (thavmastótate)	θαυμαστότatη (thavmastótati)	θαυμαστότatο (thavmastótato)	θαυμαστότatοι (thavmastótatoi)	θαυμαστότatες (thavmastótates)	θαυμαστότatα (thavmastótata)

Related terms

θαυμαστής m (thavmastís, “fan, devotee, supporter”)
θαυμάστρια f (thavmástria, “fan, devotee, supporter”)