καταγέλαστος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κᾰτᾰγελᾰ́ω (katageláō, “I mock, jeer”), from κᾰ́τᾰ- (káta-, “against”) + γελᾰ́ω (geláō, “I laugh at”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ka.ta.ɡé.las.tos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ka.taˈɡe.las.tos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ka.taˈʝe.las.tos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ka.taˈʝe.las.tos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ka.taˈʝe.las.tos/

Adjective

κᾰτᾰγέλᾰστος • (katagélastos) m or f (neuter κᾰτᾰγέλᾰστον); second declension

ridiculous, absurd

Inflection

Second declension of κᾰτᾰγέλᾰστος; κᾰτᾰγέλᾰστον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	κᾰτᾰγέλᾰστος katagélastos	κᾰτᾰγέλᾰστον katagélaston	κᾰτᾰγελᾰ́στω katagelástō	κᾰτᾰγελᾰ́στω katagelástō	κᾰτᾰγέλᾰστοι katagélastoi	κᾰτᾰγέλᾰστᾰ katagélasta
Genitive	κᾰτᾰγελᾰ́στου katagelástou	κᾰτᾰγελᾰ́στου katagelástou	κᾰτᾰγελᾰ́στοιν katagelástoin	κᾰτᾰγελᾰ́στοιν katagelástoin	κᾰτᾰγελᾰ́στων katagelástōn	κᾰτᾰγελᾰ́στων katagelástōn
Dative	κᾰτᾰγελᾰ́στῳ katagelástōi	κᾰτᾰγελᾰ́στῳ katagelástōi	κᾰτᾰγελᾰ́στοιν katagelástoin	κᾰτᾰγελᾰ́στοιν katagelástoin	κᾰτᾰγελᾰ́στοις katagelástois	κᾰτᾰγελᾰ́στοις katagelástois
Accusative	κᾰτᾰγέλᾰστον katagélaston	κᾰτᾰγέλᾰστον katagélaston	κᾰτᾰγελᾰ́στω katagelástō	κᾰτᾰγελᾰ́στω katagelástō	κᾰτᾰγελᾰ́στους katagelástous	κᾰτᾰγέλᾰστᾰ katagélasta
Vocative	κᾰτᾰγέλᾰστε katagélaste	κᾰτᾰγέλᾰστον katagélaston	κᾰτᾰγελᾰ́στω katagelástō	κᾰτᾰγελᾰ́στω katagelástō	κᾰτᾰγέλᾰστοι katagélastoi	κᾰτᾰγέλᾰστᾰ katagélasta
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	κᾰτᾰγελᾰ́στως katagelástōs		κᾰτᾰγελᾰστότερος katagelastóteros		κᾰτᾰγελᾰστότᾰτος katagelastótatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

“καταγέλαστος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“καταγέλαστος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
καταγέλαστος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- absurd idem, page 4.
- comic idem, page 146.
- droll idem, page 253.
- funny idem, page 350.
- laughable idem, page 478.
- ludicrous idem, page 504.
- mirthful idem, page 532.
- preposterous idem, page 636.
- ridiculous idem, page 713.

καταγέλαστος

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Adjective

Inflection

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