ἥκιστα

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See also: ήκιστα

Ancient Greek

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hɛ̌ː.kis.ta/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈ(h)e̝.kis.ta/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈi.cis.ta/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈi.cis.ta/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈi.cis.ta/

Adjective

ἥκιστα • (hḗkista)

nominative/accusative/vocative plural neuter of ἥκιστος (hḗkistos)

Etymology 2

ἥκιστος (hḗkistos, “least”) +‎ -ᾰ (-a, adverbial suffix)

Adverb

ἥκιστα • (hḗkista)

least
(in answer to question) not at all

Derived terms

οὐχ ἥκιστα (oukh hḗkista)

Descendants

Greek: ήκιστα (íkista)

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