τάχιστος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ταχύς (takhús) +‎ -ιστος (-istos).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /tá.kʰis.tos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈta.kʰis.tos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈta.çis.tos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈta.çis.tos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈta.çis.tos/

Adjective

τᾰ́χῐστος • (tắkhĭstos) m (feminine τᾰχῐ́στη, neuter τᾰ́χῐστον); first/second declension

superlative degree of ταχύς (takhús)

Declension

First and second declension of τᾰ́χῐστος; τᾰχῐ́στη; τᾰ́χῐστον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	τᾰ́χῐστος tắkhĭstos	τᾰχῐ́στη tăkhĭ́stē	τᾰ́χῐστον tắkhĭston	τᾰχῐ́στω tăkhĭ́stō	τᾰχῐ́στᾱ tăkhĭ́stā	τᾰχῐ́στω tăkhĭ́stō	τᾰ́χῐστοι tắkhĭstoi	τᾰ́χῐσται tắkhĭstai	τᾰ́χῐστᾰ tắkhĭstă
Genitive	τᾰχῐ́στου tăkhĭ́stou	τᾰχῐ́στης tăkhĭ́stēs	τᾰχῐ́στου tăkhĭ́stou	τᾰχῐ́στοιν tăkhĭ́stoin	τᾰχῐ́σταιν tăkhĭ́stain	τᾰχῐ́στοιν tăkhĭ́stoin	τᾰχῐ́στων tăkhĭ́stōn	τᾰχῐ́στων tăkhĭ́stōn	τᾰχῐ́στων tăkhĭ́stōn
Dative	τᾰχῐ́στῳ tăkhĭ́stōi	τᾰχῐ́στῃ tăkhĭ́stēi	τᾰχῐ́στῳ tăkhĭ́stōi	τᾰχῐ́στοιν tăkhĭ́stoin	τᾰχῐ́σταιν tăkhĭ́stain	τᾰχῐ́στοιν tăkhĭ́stoin	τᾰχῐ́στοις tăkhĭ́stois	τᾰχῐ́σταις tăkhĭ́stais	τᾰχῐ́στοις tăkhĭ́stois
Accusative	τᾰ́χῐστον tắkhĭston	τᾰχῐ́στην tăkhĭ́stēn	τᾰ́χῐστον tắkhĭston	τᾰχῐ́στω tăkhĭ́stō	τᾰχῐ́στᾱ tăkhĭ́stā	τᾰχῐ́στω tăkhĭ́stō	τᾰχῐ́στους tăkhĭ́stous	τᾰχῐ́στᾱς tăkhĭ́stās	τᾰ́χῐστᾰ tắkhĭstă
Vocative	τᾰ́χῐστε tắkhĭste	τᾰχῐ́στη tăkhĭ́stē	τᾰ́χῐστον tắkhĭston	τᾰχῐ́στω tăkhĭ́stō	τᾰχῐ́στᾱ tăkhĭ́stā	τᾰχῐ́στω tăkhĭ́stō	τᾰ́χῐστοι tắkhĭstoi	τᾰ́χῐσται tắkhĭstai	τᾰ́χῐστᾰ tắkhĭstă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	τᾰ́χῐστᾰ tắkhĭstă			—			—
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

τὴν ταχίστην (tḕn takhístēn, “most quickly”)