ἐλάχιστος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐλαχύς (elakhús) +‎ -ιστος (-istos).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

ἐλᾰ́χῐστος • (elắkhĭstos) m (feminine ἐλᾰχῐ́στη, neuter ἐλᾰ́χῐστον); first/second declension

superlative degree of ἐλᾰχύς (elăkhús): smallest, least, shortest, fewest

Declension

First and second declension of ἐλᾰ́χῐστος; ἐλᾰχῐ́στη; ἐλᾰ́χῐστον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἐλᾰ́χῐστος elắkhĭstos	ἐλᾰχῐ́στη elăkhĭ́stē	ἐλᾰ́χῐστον elắkhĭston	ἐλᾰχῐ́στω elăkhĭ́stō	ἐλᾰχῐ́στᾱ elăkhĭ́stā	ἐλᾰχῐ́στω elăkhĭ́stō	ἐλᾰ́χῐστοι elắkhĭstoi	ἐλᾰ́χῐσται elắkhĭstai	ἐλᾰ́χῐστᾰ elắkhĭstă
Genitive	ἐλᾰχῐ́στου elăkhĭ́stou	ἐλᾰχῐ́στης elăkhĭ́stēs	ἐλᾰχῐ́στου elăkhĭ́stou	ἐλᾰχῐ́στοιν elăkhĭ́stoin	ἐλᾰχῐ́σταιν elăkhĭ́stain	ἐλᾰχῐ́στοιν elăkhĭ́stoin	ἐλᾰχῐ́στων elăkhĭ́stōn	ἐλᾰχῐ́στων elăkhĭ́stōn	ἐλᾰχῐ́στων elăkhĭ́stōn
Dative	ἐλᾰχῐ́στῳ elăkhĭ́stōi	ἐλᾰχῐ́στῃ elăkhĭ́stēi	ἐλᾰχῐ́στῳ elăkhĭ́stōi	ἐλᾰχῐ́στοιν elăkhĭ́stoin	ἐλᾰχῐ́σταιν elăkhĭ́stain	ἐλᾰχῐ́στοιν elăkhĭ́stoin	ἐλᾰχῐ́στοις elăkhĭ́stois	ἐλᾰχῐ́σταις elăkhĭ́stais	ἐλᾰχῐ́στοις elăkhĭ́stois
Accusative	ἐλᾰ́χῐστον elắkhĭston	ἐλᾰχῐ́στην elăkhĭ́stēn	ἐλᾰ́χῐστον elắkhĭston	ἐλᾰχῐ́στω elăkhĭ́stō	ἐλᾰχῐ́στᾱ elăkhĭ́stā	ἐλᾰχῐ́στω elăkhĭ́stō	ἐλᾰχῐ́στους elăkhĭ́stous	ἐλᾰχῐ́στᾱς elăkhĭ́stās	ἐλᾰ́χῐστᾰ elắkhĭstă
Vocative	ἐλᾰ́χῐστε elắkhĭste	ἐλᾰχῐ́στη elăkhĭ́stē	ἐλᾰ́χῐστον elắkhĭston	ἐλᾰχῐ́στω elăkhĭ́stō	ἐλᾰχῐ́στᾱ elăkhĭ́stā	ἐλᾰχῐ́στω elăkhĭ́stō	ἐλᾰ́χῐστοι elắkhĭstoi	ἐλᾰ́χῐσται elắkhĭstai	ἐλᾰ́χῐστᾰ elắkhĭstă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ἐλᾰ́χῐστᾰ elắkhĭstă			—			—
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

τοὐλάχιστον (toulákhiston)

Descendants

→ Translingual: Elachista