ὁλόκαυστος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

ὁλόκαυτος (holókautos)

Etymology

From ὅλος (hólos, “whole”) +‎ καυστός (kaustós, “burnt”), from καίω (kaíō, “I burn”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ho.ló.kau̯s.tos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)oˈlo.kaʍs.tos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /oˈlo.kaɸs.tos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /oˈlo.kafs.tos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /oˈlo.kafs.tos/

Adjective

ὁλόκαυστος • (holókaustos) m or f (neuter ὁλόκαυστον); second declension

wholly burnt

Declension

Second declension of ὁλόκαυστος; ὁλόκαυστον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ὁλόκαυστος holókaustos	ὁλόκαυστον holókauston	ὁλοκαύστω holokaústō	ὁλοκαύστω holokaústō	ὁλόκαυστοι holókaustoi	ὁλόκαυστᾰ holókaustă
Genitive	ὁλοκαύστου holokaústou	ὁλοκαύστου holokaústou	ὁλοκαύστοιν holokaústoin	ὁλοκαύστοιν holokaústoin	ὁλοκαύστων holokaústōn	ὁλοκαύστων holokaústōn
Dative	ὁλοκαύστῳ holokaústōi	ὁλοκαύστῳ holokaústōi	ὁλοκαύστοιν holokaústoin	ὁλοκαύστοιν holokaústoin	ὁλοκαύστοις holokaústois	ὁλοκαύστοις holokaústois
Accusative	ὁλόκαυστον holókauston	ὁλόκαυστον holókauston	ὁλοκαύστω holokaústō	ὁλοκαύστω holokaústō	ὁλοκαύστους holokaústous	ὁλόκαυστᾰ holókaustă
Vocative	ὁλόκαυστε holókauste	ὁλόκαυστον holókauston	ὁλοκαύστω holokaústō	ὁλοκαύστω holokaústō	ὁλόκαυστοι holókaustoi	ὁλόκαυστᾰ holókaustă
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	ὁλοκαύστως holokaústōs		ὁλοκαυστότερος holokaustóteros		ὁλοκαυστότᾰτος holokaustótătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

→ Latin: holocaustum
- → English: holocaust

ὁλόκαυστος

Ancient Greek

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