καταλύτης
See also: καταλυτής
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From καταλύω (katalúō, “loosen, destroy; stay the night”) + -της (-tēs, noun-forming suffix)
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ka.ta.lý.tɛːs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ka.taˈly.te̝s/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ka.taˈly.tis/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ka.taˈly.tis/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ka.taˈli.tis/
Noun
κᾰτᾰλύτης • (kătălútēs) m (genitive κᾰτᾰλύτου); first declension
Declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ὁ κᾰτᾰλύτης ho kătălútēs |
τὼ κᾰτᾰλύτᾱ tṑ kătălútā |
οἱ κᾰτᾰλύται hoi kătălútai | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ κᾰτᾰλύτου toû kătălútou |
τοῖν κᾰτᾰλύταιν toîn kătălútain |
τῶν κᾰτᾰλυτῶν tôn kătălutôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ κᾰτᾰλύτῃ tōî kătălútēi |
τοῖν κᾰτᾰλύταιν toîn kătălútain |
τοῖς κᾰτᾰλύταις toîs kătălútais | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν κᾰτᾰλύτην tòn kătălútēn |
τὼ κᾰτᾰλύτᾱ tṑ kătălútā |
τοὺς κᾰτᾰλύτᾱς toùs kătălútās | ||||||||||
| Vocative | κᾰτᾰλύτᾰ kătălútă |
κᾰτᾰλύτᾱ kătălútā |
κᾰτᾰλύται kătălútai | ||||||||||
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Further reading
- καταλύτης in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- καταλύτης, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011
- “καταλύτης”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Greek
Noun
καταλύτης • (katalýtis) m (plural καταλύτες)
- (chemistry) catalyst
- (automotive) catalytic converter
- (metaphorical) enabler (person who makes things happen)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | καταλύτης (katalýtis) | καταλύτες (katalýtes) |
| genitive | καταλύτη (katalýti) | καταλυτών (katalytón) |
| accusative | καταλύτη (katalýti) | καταλύτες (katalýtes) |
| vocative | καταλύτη (katalýti) | καταλύτες (katalýtes) |
Related terms
- καταλυτικός (katalytikós, “catalytic”)