From γράω (gráō, “to gnaw, eat”) + -τῐς (-tis, nominal suffix), but influenced by another unknown word.
κρᾰ́στῐς • (krástis) f (genitive κρᾰ́στεως); third declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ἡ κρᾰ́στῐς hē krástis |
τὼ κρᾰ́στει tṑ krástei |
αἱ κρᾰ́στεις hai krásteis | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς κρᾰ́στεως tês krásteōs |
τοῖν κρᾰστέοιν toîn krastéoin |
τῶν κρᾰ́στεων tôn krásteōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ κρᾰ́στει têi krástei |
τοῖν κρᾰστέοιν toîn krastéoin |
ταῖς κρᾰ́στεσῐ / κρᾰ́στεσῐν taîs krástesi(n) | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν κρᾰ́στῐν tḕn krástin |
τὼ κρᾰ́στει tṑ krástei |
τᾱ̀ς κρᾰ́στεις tā̀s krásteis | ||||||||||
| Vocative | κρᾰ́στῐ krásti |
κρᾰ́στει krástei |
κρᾰ́στεις krásteis | ||||||||||
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