καταγέλαστος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κᾰτᾰγελᾰ́ω (kătăgelắō, “I mock, jeer”), from κᾰ́τᾰ- (kắtă-, “against”) + γελᾰ́ω (gelắō, “I laugh at”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ka.ta.ɡé.las.tos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ka.taˈɡe.las.tos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ka.taˈʝe.las.tos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ka.taˈʝe.las.tos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ka.taˈʝe.las.tos/

Adjective

κᾰτᾰγέλᾰστος • (kătăgélăstos) m or f (neuter κᾰτᾰγέλᾰστον); second declension

ridiculous, absurd

Inflection

Second declension of κᾰτᾰγέλᾰστος; κᾰτᾰγέλᾰστον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	κᾰτᾰγέλᾰστος kătăgélăstos	κᾰτᾰγέλᾰστον kătăgélăston	κᾰτᾰγελᾰ́στω kătăgelắstō	κᾰτᾰγελᾰ́στω kătăgelắstō	κᾰτᾰγέλᾰστοι kătăgélăstoi	κᾰτᾰγέλᾰστᾰ kătăgélăstă
Genitive	κᾰτᾰγελᾰ́στου kătăgelắstou	κᾰτᾰγελᾰ́στου kătăgelắstou	κᾰτᾰγελᾰ́στοιν kătăgelắstoin	κᾰτᾰγελᾰ́στοιν kătăgelắstoin	κᾰτᾰγελᾰ́στων kătăgelắstōn	κᾰτᾰγελᾰ́στων kătăgelắstōn
Dative	κᾰτᾰγελᾰ́στῳ kătăgelắstōi	κᾰτᾰγελᾰ́στῳ kătăgelắstōi	κᾰτᾰγελᾰ́στοιν kătăgelắstoin	κᾰτᾰγελᾰ́στοιν kătăgelắstoin	κᾰτᾰγελᾰ́στοις kătăgelắstois	κᾰτᾰγελᾰ́στοις kătăgelắstois
Accusative	κᾰτᾰγέλᾰστον kătăgélăston	κᾰτᾰγέλᾰστον kătăgélăston	κᾰτᾰγελᾰ́στω kătăgelắstō	κᾰτᾰγελᾰ́στω kătăgelắstō	κᾰτᾰγελᾰ́στους kătăgelắstous	κᾰτᾰγέλᾰστᾰ kătăgélăstă
Vocative	κᾰτᾰγέλᾰστε kătăgélăste	κᾰτᾰγέλᾰστον kătăgélăston	κᾰτᾰγελᾰ́στω kătăgelắstō	κᾰτᾰγελᾰ́στω kătăgelắstō	κᾰτᾰγέλᾰστοι kătăgélăstoi	κᾰτᾰγέλᾰστᾰ kătăgélăstă
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	κᾰτᾰγελᾰ́στως kătăgelắstōs		κᾰτᾰγελᾰστότερος kătăgelăstóteros		κᾰτᾰγελᾰστότᾰτος kătăgelăstótătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

“καταγέλαστος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“καταγέλαστος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
καταγέλαστος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- absurd idem, page 4.
- comic idem, page 146.
- droll idem, page 253.
- funny idem, page 350.
- laughable idem, page 478.
- ludicrous idem, page 504.
- mirthful idem, page 532.
- preposterous idem, page 636.
- ridiculous idem, page 713.