κλεινός

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

κλεεννός (kleennós) — Aeolic

Etymology

From the root of κλέος (kléos, “fame”) +‎ -εινός (-einós, adjectival suffix). Cognate with Proto-Slavic *slavьnъ.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kleː.nós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /kliˈnos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /kliˈnos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /kliˈnos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /kliˈnos/

Adjective

κλεινός • (kleinós) m (feminine κλεινή, neuter κλεινόν); first/second declension (Attic, Doric)

famous, renowned, well-known
1. often with πᾶσι (pâsi): well-known to all
  - 429 BCE, Sophocles, Oedipus the King 8:
    ὁ πᾶσι κλεινὸς Οἰδίπους καλούμενος.
    ho pâsi kleinòs Oidípous kaloúmenos.
    ... called the all-renowned Oedipus.

Inflection

First and second declension of κλεινός; κλεινή; κλεινόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	κλεινός kleinós	κλεινή kleinḗ	κλεινόν kleinón	κλεινώ kleinṓ	κλεινᾱ́ kleinā́	κλεινώ kleinṓ	κλεινοί kleinoí	κλειναί kleinaí	κλεινᾰ́ kleiná
Genitive	κλεινοῦ kleinoû	κλεινῆς kleinês	κλεινοῦ kleinoû	κλεινοῖν kleinoîn	κλειναῖν kleinaîn	κλεινοῖν kleinoîn	κλεινῶν kleinôn	κλεινῶν kleinôn	κλεινῶν kleinôn
Dative	κλεινῷ kleinôi	κλεινῇ kleinêi	κλεινῷ kleinôi	κλεινοῖν kleinoîn	κλειναῖν kleinaîn	κλεινοῖν kleinoîn	κλεινοῖς kleinoîs	κλειναῖς kleinaîs	κλεινοῖς kleinoîs
Accusative	κλεινόν kleinón	κλεινήν kleinḗn	κλεινόν kleinón	κλεινώ kleinṓ	κλεινᾱ́ kleinā́	κλεινώ kleinṓ	κλεινούς kleinoús	κλεινᾱ́ς kleinā́s	κλεινᾰ́ kleiná
Vocative	κλεινέ kleiné	κλεινή kleinḗ	κλεινόν kleinón	κλεινώ kleinṓ	κλεινᾱ́ kleinā́	κλεινώ kleinṓ	κλεινοί kleinoí	κλειναί kleinaí	κλεινᾰ́ kleiná
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	κλεινῶς kleinôs			κλεινότερος kleinóteros			κλεινότᾰτος kleinótatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First and second declension of κλεινός; κλεινᾱ́; κλεινόν (Doric)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	κλεινός kleinós	κλεινᾱ́ kleinā́	κλεινόν kleinón	κλεινώ kleinṓ	κλεινᾱ́ kleinā́	κλεινώ kleinṓ	κλεινοί kleinoí	κλειναί kleinaí	κλεινᾰ́ kleiná
Genitive	κλεινοῖο kleinoîo	κλεινᾶς kleinâs	κλεινοῖο kleinoîo	κλεινοῖν kleinoîn	κλειναῖν kleinaîn	κλεινοῖν kleinoîn	κλεινῶν kleinôn	κλεινᾶν kleinân	κλεινῶν kleinôn
Dative	κλεινῷ kleinôi	κλεινᾷ kleinâi	κλεινῷ kleinôi	κλεινοῖν kleinoîn	κλειναῖν kleinaîn	κλεινοῖν kleinoîn	κλεινοῖς kleinoîs	κλειναῖς kleinaîs	κλεινοῖς kleinoîs
Accusative	κλεινόν kleinón	κλεινᾱ́ν kleinā́n	κλεινόν kleinón	κλεινώ kleinṓ	κλεινᾱ́ kleinā́	κλεινώ kleinṓ	κλεινούς kleinoús	κλεινᾱ́ς kleinā́s	κλεινᾰ́ kleiná
Vocative	κλεινέ kleiné	κλεινᾱ́ kleinā́	κλεινόν kleinón	κλεινώ kleinṓ	κλεινᾱ́ kleinā́	κλεινώ kleinṓ	κλεινοί kleinoí	κλειναί kleinaí	κλεινᾰ́ kleiná
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	κλεινῶς kleinôs			κλεινότερος kleinóteros			κλεινότᾰτος kleinótatos
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

References

“κλεινός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“κλεινός”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- celebrated idem, page 120.
- distinguished idem, page 241.
- eminent idem, page 268.
- famous idem, page 305.
- glorious idem, page 363.
- great idem, page 372.
- illustrious idem, page 416.
- noted idem, page 562.
- renowned idem, page 695.

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