κράτιστος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κράτος (krátos) +‎ -ιστος (-istos).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /krá.tis.tos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈkra.tis.tos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈkra.tis.tos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈkra.tis.tos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈkra.tis.tos/

Adjective

κρᾰ́τῐστος • (krắtĭstos) m (feminine κρᾰτῐ́στη, neuter κρᾰ́τῐστον); first/second declension

superlative degree of ᾰ̓γᾰθός (ăgăthós): best
superlative degree of κρατύς (kratús) strongest, mightiest, most powerful

Usage notes

Used as the superlative of ᾰ̓γᾰθός (ăgăthós), along with ἄρῐστος (árĭstos) and βέλτῐστος (béltĭstos).

Declension

First and second declension of κρᾰ́τῐστος; κρᾰτῐ́στη; κρᾰ́τῐστον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	κρᾰ́τῐστος krắtĭstos	κρᾰτῐ́στη krătĭ́stē	κρᾰ́τῐστον krắtĭston	κρᾰτῐ́στω krătĭ́stō	κρᾰτῐ́στᾱ krătĭ́stā	κρᾰτῐ́στω krătĭ́stō	κρᾰ́τῐστοι krắtĭstoi	κρᾰ́τῐσται krắtĭstai	κρᾰ́τῐστᾰ krắtĭstă
Genitive	κρᾰτῐ́στου krătĭ́stou	κρᾰτῐ́στης krătĭ́stēs	κρᾰτῐ́στου krătĭ́stou	κρᾰτῐ́στοιν krătĭ́stoin	κρᾰτῐ́σταιν krătĭ́stain	κρᾰτῐ́στοιν krătĭ́stoin	κρᾰτῐ́στων krătĭ́stōn	κρᾰτῐ́στων krătĭ́stōn	κρᾰτῐ́στων krătĭ́stōn
Dative	κρᾰτῐ́στῳ krătĭ́stōi	κρᾰτῐ́στῃ krătĭ́stēi	κρᾰτῐ́στῳ krătĭ́stōi	κρᾰτῐ́στοιν krătĭ́stoin	κρᾰτῐ́σταιν krătĭ́stain	κρᾰτῐ́στοιν krătĭ́stoin	κρᾰτῐ́στοις krătĭ́stois	κρᾰτῐ́σταις krătĭ́stais	κρᾰτῐ́στοις krătĭ́stois
Accusative	κρᾰ́τῐστον krắtĭston	κρᾰτῐ́στην krătĭ́stēn	κρᾰ́τῐστον krắtĭston	κρᾰτῐ́στω krătĭ́stō	κρᾰτῐ́στᾱ krătĭ́stā	κρᾰτῐ́στω krătĭ́stō	κρᾰτῐ́στους krătĭ́stous	κρᾰτῐ́στᾱς krătĭ́stās	κρᾰ́τῐστᾰ krắtĭstă
Vocative	κρᾰ́τῐστε krắtĭste	κρᾰτῐ́στη krătĭ́stē	κρᾰ́τῐστον krắtĭston	κρᾰτῐ́στω krătĭ́stō	κρᾰτῐ́στᾱ krătĭ́stā	κρᾰτῐ́στω krătĭ́stō	κρᾰ́τῐστοι krắtĭstoi	κρᾰ́τῐσται krắtĭstai	κρᾰ́τῐστᾰ krắtĭstă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	κρᾰ́τῐστᾰ krắtĭstă			—			—
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.