καθαρτικός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κᾰθαίρω (kathaírō, “to cleanse, to purify”) +‎ -τῐκός (-tikós).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ka.tʰar.ti.kós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ka.tʰar.tiˈkos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ka.θar.tiˈkos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ka.θar.tiˈkos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ka.θar.tiˈkos/

Adjective

κᾰθᾰρτῐκός • (kathartikós) m (feminine κᾰθᾰρτῐκή, neuter κᾰθᾰρτῐκόν); first/second declension

of or fit for cleansing or purifying
(medicine) promoting catharsis, purgative

Inflection

First and second declension of κᾰθᾰρτῐκός; κᾰθᾰρτῐκή; κᾰθᾰρτῐκόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	κᾰθᾰρτῐκός kathartikós	κᾰθᾰρτῐκή kathartikḗ	κᾰθᾰρτῐκόν kathartikón	κᾰθᾰρτῐκώ kathartikṓ	κᾰθᾰρτῐκᾱ́ kathartikā́	κᾰθᾰρτῐκώ kathartikṓ	κᾰθᾰρτῐκοί kathartikoí	κᾰθᾰρτῐκαί kathartikaí	κᾰθᾰρτῐκᾰ́ kathartiká
Genitive	κᾰθᾰρτῐκοῦ kathartikoû	κᾰθᾰρτῐκῆς kathartikês	κᾰθᾰρτῐκοῦ kathartikoû	κᾰθᾰρτῐκοῖν kathartikoîn	κᾰθᾰρτῐκαῖν kathartikaîn	κᾰθᾰρτῐκοῖν kathartikoîn	κᾰθᾰρτῐκῶν kathartikôn	κᾰθᾰρτῐκῶν kathartikôn	κᾰθᾰρτῐκῶν kathartikôn
Dative	κᾰθᾰρτῐκῷ kathartikôi	κᾰθᾰρτῐκῇ kathartikêi	κᾰθᾰρτῐκῷ kathartikôi	κᾰθᾰρτῐκοῖν kathartikoîn	κᾰθᾰρτῐκαῖν kathartikaîn	κᾰθᾰρτῐκοῖν kathartikoîn	κᾰθᾰρτῐκοῖς kathartikoîs	κᾰθᾰρτῐκαῖς kathartikaîs	κᾰθᾰρτῐκοῖς kathartikoîs
Accusative	κᾰθᾰρτῐκόν kathartikón	κᾰθᾰρτῐκήν kathartikḗn	κᾰθᾰρτῐκόν kathartikón	κᾰθᾰρτῐκώ kathartikṓ	κᾰθᾰρτῐκᾱ́ kathartikā́	κᾰθᾰρτῐκώ kathartikṓ	κᾰθᾰρτῐκούς kathartikoús	κᾰθᾰρτῐκᾱ́ς kathartikā́s	κᾰθᾰρτῐκᾰ́ kathartiká
Vocative	κᾰθᾰρτῐκέ kathartiké	κᾰθᾰρτῐκή kathartikḗ	κᾰθᾰρτῐκόν kathartikón	κᾰθᾰρτῐκώ kathartikṓ	κᾰθᾰρτῐκᾱ́ kathartikā́	κᾰθᾰρτῐκώ kathartikṓ	κᾰθᾰρτῐκοί kathartikoí	κᾰθᾰρτῐκαί kathartikaí	κᾰθᾰρτῐκᾰ́ kathartiká
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	κᾰθᾰρτῐκῶς kathartikôs			κᾰθᾰρτῐκώτερος kathartikṓteros			κᾰθᾰρτῐκώτᾰτος kathartikṓtatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

Greek: καθαρτικός (kathartikós)
→ New Latin: catharticus (learned)
- → English: cathartic (learned)
- → French: cathartique (learned)
  - → Romanian: cathartic
- → German: kathartisch (learned)
  - → Hungarian: katartikus
- → Italian: catartico (learned)
- → Portuguese: catártico (learned)
- → Spanish: catártico (learned)

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek καθαρτικός (kathartikós).

Adjective

καθαρτικός • (kathartikós) m (feminine καθαρτική, neuter καθαρτικό)

Declension

Declension of καθαρτικός
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	καθαρτικός (kathartikós)	καθαρτική (kathartikí)	καθαρτικό (kathartikó)	καθαρτικοί (kathartikoí)	καθαρτικές (kathartikés)	καθαρτικά (kathartiká)
genitive	καθαρτικού (kathartikoú)	καθαρτικής (kathartikís)	καθαρτικού (kathartikoú)	καθαρτικών (kathartikón)	καθαρτικών (kathartikón)	καθαρτικών (kathartikón)
accusative	καθαρτικό (kathartikó)	καθαρτική (kathartikí)	καθαρτικό (kathartikó)	καθαρτικούς (kathartikoús)	καθαρτικές (kathartikés)	καθαρτικά (kathartiká)
vocative	καθαρτικέ (kathartiké)	καθαρτική (kathartikí)	καθαρτικό (kathartikó)	καθαρτικοί (kathartikoí)	καθαρτικές (kathartikés)	καθαρτικά (kathartiká)

Related terms

see: καθαρός (katharós, “clean, pure”)

καθαρτικός

Ancient Greek

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