κλειτός

See also: Κλεῖτος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κλέω (kléō, “to celebrate”) +‎ -τός (-tós, verbal adjective suffix). Compare κλυτός (klutós).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

κλειτός • (kleitós) m (feminine κλειτή, neuter κλειτόν); first/second declension

renowned, famous; highly honored and admired.
1. (of things) splendid, excellent

Inflection

First and second declension of κλειτός; κλειτή; κλειτόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	κλειτός kleitós	κλειτή kleitḗ	κλειτόν kleitón	κλειτώ kleitṓ	κλειτᾱ́ kleitā́	κλειτώ kleitṓ	κλειτοί kleitoí	κλειταί kleitaí	κλειτᾰ́ kleitá
Genitive	κλειτοῦ kleitoû	κλειτῆς kleitês	κλειτοῦ kleitoû	κλειτοῖν kleitoîn	κλειταῖν kleitaîn	κλειτοῖν kleitoîn	κλειτῶν kleitôn	κλειτῶν kleitôn	κλειτῶν kleitôn
Dative	κλειτῷ kleitôi	κλειτῇ kleitêi	κλειτῷ kleitôi	κλειτοῖν kleitoîn	κλειταῖν kleitaîn	κλειτοῖν kleitoîn	κλειτοῖς kleitoîs	κλειταῖς kleitaîs	κλειτοῖς kleitoîs
Accusative	κλειτόν kleitón	κλειτήν kleitḗn	κλειτόν kleitón	κλειτώ kleitṓ	κλειτᾱ́ kleitā́	κλειτώ kleitṓ	κλειτούς kleitoús	κλειτᾱ́ς kleitā́s	κλειτᾰ́ kleitá
Vocative	κλειτέ kleité	κλειτή kleitḗ	κλειτόν kleitón	κλειτώ kleitṓ	κλειτᾱ́ kleitā́	κλειτώ kleitṓ	κλειτοί kleitoí	κλειταί kleitaí	κλειτᾰ́ kleitá
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	κλειτῶς kleitôs			κλειτότερος kleitóteros			κλειτότᾰτος kleitótatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

δουρικλειτός (dourikleitós)
Ἡράκλειτος (Hērákleitos)
Κλείταρχος (Kleítarkhos)
Κλειτόμαχος (Kleitómakhos)
Κλεῖτος (Kleîtos)
Κλειτοφῶν (Kleitophôn)
ναυσικλειτός (nausikleitós)
Πολύκλειτος (Polúkleitos)

References

“κλειτός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“κλειτός”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
“κλειτός”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
κλειτός in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
κλειτός in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
“κλειτός”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter