κάκιστος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

κᾰ́κῐστος • (kákistos) m (feminine κᾰκῐ́στη, neuter κᾰ́κῐστον); first/second declension

  1. superlative degree of κακός (kakós)

Declension

First and second declension of κᾰ́κῐστος; κᾰκῐ́στη; κᾰ́κῐστον (Attic)
Number Singular Dual Plural
Case/Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative κᾰ́κῐστος
kákistos 		κᾰκῐ́στη
kakístē 		κᾰ́κῐστον
kákiston 		κᾰκῐ́στω
kakístō 		κᾰκῐ́στᾱ
kakístā 		κᾰκῐ́στω
kakístō 		κᾰ́κῐστοι
kákistoi 		κᾰ́κῐσται
kákistai 		κᾰ́κῐστᾰ
kákista
Genitive κᾰκῐ́στου
kakístou 		κᾰκῐ́στης
kakístēs 		κᾰκῐ́στου
kakístou 		κᾰκῐ́στοιν
kakístoin 		κᾰκῐ́σταιν
kakístain 		κᾰκῐ́στοιν
kakístoin 		κᾰκῐ́στων
kakístōn 		κᾰκῐ́στων
kakístōn 		κᾰκῐ́στων
kakístōn
Dative κᾰκῐ́στῳ
kakístōi 		κᾰκῐ́στῃ
kakístēi 		κᾰκῐ́στῳ
kakístōi 		κᾰκῐ́στοιν
kakístoin 		κᾰκῐ́σταιν
kakístain 		κᾰκῐ́στοιν
kakístoin 		κᾰκῐ́στοις
kakístois 		κᾰκῐ́σταις
kakístais 		κᾰκῐ́στοις
kakístois
Accusative κᾰ́κῐστον
kákiston 		κᾰκῐ́στην
kakístēn 		κᾰ́κῐστον
kákiston 		κᾰκῐ́στω
kakístō 		κᾰκῐ́στᾱ
kakístā 		κᾰκῐ́στω
kakístō 		κᾰκῐ́στους
kakístous 		κᾰκῐ́στᾱς
kakístās 		κᾰ́κῐστᾰ
kákista
Vocative κᾰ́κῐστε
kákiste 		κᾰκῐ́στη
kakístē 		κᾰ́κῐστον
kákiston 		κᾰκῐ́στω
kakístō 		κᾰκῐ́στᾱ
kakístā 		κᾰκῐ́στω
kakístō 		κᾰ́κῐστοι
kákistoi 		κᾰ́κῐσται
kákistai 		κᾰ́κῐστᾰ
kákista
Derived forms Adverb Comparative Superlative
κᾰ́κῐστᾰ
kákista 		— —
Notes:

References

Greek

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

κάκιστος • (kákistos) m (feminine κάκιστη, neuter κάκιστο)

  1. superlative degree of κακός (kakós): worst

Declension

Declension of κάκιστος
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative κάκιστος (kákistos) κάκιστη (kákisti) κάκιστο (kákisto) κάκιστοι (kákistoi) κάκιστες (kákistes) κάκιστα (kákista)
genitive κάκιστου (kákistou) κάκιστης (kákistis) κάκιστου (kákistou) κάκιστων (kákiston) κάκιστων (kákiston) κάκιστων (kákiston)
accusative κάκιστο (kákisto) κάκιστη (kákisti) κάκιστο (kákisto) κάκιστους (kákistous) κάκιστες (kákistes) κάκιστα (kákista)
vocative κάκιστε (kákiste) κάκιστη (kákisti) κάκιστο (kákisto) κάκιστοι (kákistoi) κάκιστες (kákistes) κάκιστα (kákista)

References

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