καταλυτικός
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From καταλύω (katalúō, “dissolve, destroy”) + -τικός (-tikós, adjective-forming suffix)
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ka.ta.ly.ti.kós/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ka.ta.ly.tiˈkos/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ka.ta.ly.tiˈkos/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ka.ta.ly.tiˈkos/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ka.ta.li.tiˈkos/
Adjective
κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκός • (kătălŭtĭkós) m (feminine κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκή, neuter κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκόν); first/second declension
- able to dissolve or put an end to
Declension
| Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case/Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||||
| Nominative | κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκός kătălŭtĭkós |
κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκή kătălŭtĭkḗ |
κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκόν kătălŭtĭkón |
κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκώ kătălŭtĭkṓ |
κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκᾱ́ kătălŭtĭkā́ |
κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκώ kătălŭtĭkṓ |
κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκοί kătălŭtĭkoí |
κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκαί kătălŭtĭkaí |
κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκᾰ́ kătălŭtĭkắ | |||||
| Genitive | κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκοῦ kătălŭtĭkoû |
κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκῆς kătălŭtĭkês |
κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκοῦ kătălŭtĭkoû |
κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκοῖν kătălŭtĭkoîn |
κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκαῖν kătălŭtĭkaîn |
κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκοῖν kătălŭtĭkoîn |
κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκῶν kătălŭtĭkôn |
κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκῶν kătălŭtĭkôn |
κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκῶν kătălŭtĭkôn | |||||
| Dative | κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκῷ kătălŭtĭkōî |
κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκῇ kătălŭtĭkēî |
κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκῷ kătălŭtĭkōî |
κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκοῖν kătălŭtĭkoîn |
κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκαῖν kătălŭtĭkaîn |
κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκοῖν kătălŭtĭkoîn |
κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκοῖς kătălŭtĭkoîs |
κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκαῖς kătălŭtĭkaîs |
κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκοῖς kătălŭtĭkoîs | |||||
| Accusative | κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκόν kătălŭtĭkón |
κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκήν kătălŭtĭkḗn |
κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκόν kătălŭtĭkón |
κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκώ kătălŭtĭkṓ |
κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκᾱ́ kătălŭtĭkā́ |
κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκώ kătălŭtĭkṓ |
κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκούς kătălŭtĭkoús |
κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκᾱ́ς kătălŭtĭkā́s |
κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκᾰ́ kătălŭtĭkắ | |||||
| Vocative | κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκέ kătălŭtĭké |
κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκή kătălŭtĭkḗ |
κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκόν kătălŭtĭkón |
κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκώ kătălŭtĭkṓ |
κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκᾱ́ kătălŭtĭkā́ |
κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκώ kătălŭtĭkṓ |
κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκοί kătălŭtĭkoí |
κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκαί kătălŭtĭkaí |
κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκᾰ́ kătălŭtĭkắ | |||||
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Further reading
- καταλυτικός in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- καταλυτικός, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011
- “καταλυτικός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Greek
Adjective
καταλυτικός • (katalytikós) m (feminine καταλυτική, neuter καταλυτικό)
- (general) catalytic (indicating something which accelerates a process or action)
- (chemistry) catalytic
- (automotive) catalytic
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | καταλυτικός (katalytikós) | καταλυτική (katalytikí) | καταλυτικό (katalytikó) | καταλυτικοί (katalytikoí) | καταλυτικές (katalytikés) | καταλυτικά (katalytiká) | |
| genitive | καταλυτικού (katalytikoú) | καταλυτικής (katalytikís) | καταλυτικού (katalytikoú) | καταλυτικών (katalytikón) | καταλυτικών (katalytikón) | καταλυτικών (katalytikón) | |
| accusative | καταλυτικό (katalytikó) | καταλυτική (katalytikí) | καταλυτικό (katalytikó) | καταλυτικούς (katalytikoús) | καταλυτικές (katalytikés) | καταλυτικά (katalytiká) | |
| vocative | καταλυτικέ (katalytiké) | καταλυτική (katalytikí) | καταλυτικό (katalytikó) | καταλυτικοί (katalytikoí) | καταλυτικές (katalytikés) | καταλυτικά (katalytiká) | |
Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο καταλυτικός, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο καταλυτικός, etc.)
Related terms
- καταλύτης (katalýtis, “catalyst, catalytic converter”)
Further reading
- Καταλύτης on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el