-κρατία
Ancient Greek
Etymology
Derived from κρᾰ́τος (krắtos, “strength, power”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā, noun-forming suffix).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /kra.tí.aː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /kraˈti.a/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /kraˈti.a/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /kraˈti.a/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /kraˈti.a/
Suffix
-κρᾰτῐ́ᾱ • (-krătĭ́ā) f (genitive -κρᾰτῐ́ᾱς); first declension
- -cracy (government, rule)
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | -κρᾰτῐ́ᾱ -krătĭ́ā |
-κρᾰτῐ́ᾱ -krătĭ́ā |
-κρᾰτῐ́αι -krătĭ́ai | ||||||||||
| Genitive | -κρᾰτῐ́ᾱς -krătĭ́ās |
-κρᾰτῐ́αιν -krătĭ́ain |
-κρᾰτῐῶν -krătĭôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | -κρᾰτῐ́ᾳ -krătĭ́āi |
-κρᾰτῐ́αιν -krătĭ́ain |
-κρᾰτῐ́αις -krătĭ́ais | ||||||||||
| Accusative | -κρᾰτῐ́ᾱν -krătĭ́ān |
-κρᾰτῐ́ᾱ -krătĭ́ā |
-κρᾰτῐ́ᾱς -krătĭ́ās | ||||||||||
| Vocative | -κρᾰτῐ́ᾱ -krătĭ́ā |
-κρᾰτῐ́ᾱ -krătĭ́ā |
-κρᾰτῐ́αι -krătĭ́ai | ||||||||||
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Derived terms
Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -κρατία
Descendants
- → English: -cracy
- Greek: -κρατία (-kratía)
- → German: -kratie
- → Italian: -crazia
- → Latin: -cratia
- → French: -cratie
- → Spanish: -cracia
- → Portuguese: -cracia
- → Polish: -kracja
- → Hebrew: ־קרטיה
- → Sicilian: -crazzìa
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek -κρατία (-kratía).
Suffix
-κρατία • (-kratía) f
- -cracy (indicating "domination by")
- πλούτος (ploútos, “wealth”) + -κρατία (-kratía) → πλουτοκρατία (ploutokratía, “plutocracy”)
- -ism (indicating "dominating system")
- αποικία (apoikía, “colony”) + -κρατία (-kratía) → αποικιοκρατία (apoikiokratía, “colonialism”)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -κρατία (-kratía) | -κρατίες (-kratíes) |
| genitive | -κρατίας (-kratías) | -κρατιών (-kratión) |
| accusative | -κρατία (-kratía) | -κρατίες (-kratíes) |
| vocative | -κρατία (-kratía) | -κρατίες (-kratíes) |
Derived terms
Related terms
- -κράτης m (-krátis, “-crat”)
- -κράτισσα f (-krátissa, “-crat”)