ἀρατός

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

ᾱ̓ρητός (ārētós) — Ionic

Etymology

From ἀράομαι (aráomai, “to pray”) +‎ -τός (-tós, verbal adjective suffix).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.raː.tós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.raˈtos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.raˈtos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.raˈtos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.raˈtos/

Adjective

ᾰ̓ρᾱτός • (ărātós) m (feminine ᾰ̓ρᾱτή, neuter ᾰ̓ρᾱτόν); first/second declension

prayed against, hence accursed
prayed for, hence desirable

Inflection

First and second declension of ᾰ̓ρᾱτός; ᾰ̓ρᾱτή; ᾰ̓ρᾱτόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ᾰ̓ρᾱτός ărātós	ᾰ̓ρᾱτή ărātḗ	ᾰ̓ρᾱτόν ărātón	ᾰ̓ρᾱτώ ărātṓ	ᾰ̓ρᾱτᾱ́ ărātā́	ᾰ̓ρᾱτώ ărātṓ	ᾰ̓ρᾱτοί ărātoí	ᾰ̓ρᾱταί ărātaí	ᾰ̓ρᾱτᾰ́ ărātắ
Genitive	ᾰ̓ρᾱτοῦ ărātoû	ᾰ̓ρᾱτῆς ărātês	ᾰ̓ρᾱτοῦ ărātoû	ᾰ̓ρᾱτοῖν ărātoîn	ᾰ̓ρᾱταῖν ărātaîn	ᾰ̓ρᾱτοῖν ărātoîn	ᾰ̓ρᾱτῶν ărātôn	ᾰ̓ρᾱτῶν ărātôn	ᾰ̓ρᾱτῶν ărātôn
Dative	ᾰ̓ρᾱτῷ ărātōî	ᾰ̓ρᾱτῇ ărātēî	ᾰ̓ρᾱτῷ ărātōî	ᾰ̓ρᾱτοῖν ărātoîn	ᾰ̓ρᾱταῖν ărātaîn	ᾰ̓ρᾱτοῖν ărātoîn	ᾰ̓ρᾱτοῖς ărātoîs	ᾰ̓ρᾱταῖς ărātaîs	ᾰ̓ρᾱτοῖς ărātoîs
Accusative	ᾰ̓ρᾱτόν ărātón	ᾰ̓ρᾱτήν ărātḗn	ᾰ̓ρᾱτόν ărātón	ᾰ̓ρᾱτώ ărātṓ	ᾰ̓ρᾱτᾱ́ ărātā́	ᾰ̓ρᾱτώ ărātṓ	ᾰ̓ρᾱτούς ărātoús	ᾰ̓ρᾱτᾱ́ς ărātā́s	ᾰ̓ρᾱτᾰ́ ărātắ
Vocative	ᾰ̓ρᾱτέ ărāté	ᾰ̓ρᾱτή ărātḗ	ᾰ̓ρᾱτόν ărātón	ᾰ̓ρᾱτώ ărātṓ	ᾰ̓ρᾱτᾱ́ ărātā́	ᾰ̓ρᾱτώ ărātṓ	ᾰ̓ρᾱτοί ărātoí	ᾰ̓ρᾱταί ărātaí	ᾰ̓ρᾱτᾰ́ ărātắ
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ᾰ̓ρᾱτῶς ărātôs			ᾰ̓ρᾱτότερος ărātóteros			ᾰ̓ρᾱτότᾰτος ărātótătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Ἄρᾱτος (Árātos)
Δημάρᾱτος (Dēmárātos)
Ἡγησάρᾱτος (Hēgēsárātos)

Descendants

⇒ Greek: άρατος (áratos, “vanished”)