κάκιστος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κακός (kakós) +‎ -ιστος (-istos).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

κᾰ́κῐστος (kákistosm (feminine κᾰκῐ́στη, neuter κᾰ́κῐστον); first/second declension

  1. superlative degree of κακός (kakós)

Declension

References

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κάκιστος (kákistos).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈka.ci.stos/
  • Hyphenation: κά‧κι‧στος

Adjective

κάκιστος (kákistosm (feminine κάκιστη, neuter κάκιστο)

  1. superlative degree of κακός (kakós): worst

Declension

References

  1. ^ κάκιστος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language