-τός

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See also: τος and -τος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-European *-tós. Related to -τος (-tos).

    Pronunciation

     

    Suffix

    -τός • (-tós) m (feminine -τή, neuter -τόν); first/second declension

    1. creates verbal adjectives of possibility, either active or passive
      ‎δύναμαι (dúnamai, “can”) + ‎-τός (-tós) → ‎δυνατός (dunatós, “able (active), doable (passive)”)
      ‎διαλῡ́ω (dialū́ō, “dissolve”) + ‎-τός (-tós) → ‎διαλυτός (dialutós, “dissoluble”)
    2. Forms ordinal and fractional numerals
      ‎τεσσαράκοντα (tessarákonta, “forty”) + ‎-τός (-tós) → ‎τεσσαρακοστός (tessarakostós, “fortieth”)

    Declension

    First and second declension of -τός; -τή; -τόν (Attic)
    Number Singular Dual Plural
    Case/Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
    Nominative -τός
    -tós     		-τή
    -tḗ     		-τόν
    -tón     		-τώ
    -tṓ     		-τᾱ́
    -tā́     		-τώ
    -tṓ     		-τοί
    -toí     		-ταί
    -taí     		-τᾰ́
    -tá
    Genitive -τοῦ
    -toû     		-τῆς
    -tês     		-τοῦ
    -toû     		-τοῖν
    -toîn     		-ταῖν
    -taîn     		-τοῖν
    -toîn     		-τῶν
    -tôn     		-τῶν
    -tôn     		-τῶν
    -tôn
    Dative -τῷ
    -tôi     		-τῇ
    -têi     		-τῷ
    -tôi     		-τοῖν
    -toîn     		-ταῖν
    -taîn     		-τοῖν
    -toîn     		-τοῖς
    -toîs     		-ταῖς
    -taîs     		-τοῖς
    -toîs
    Accusative -τόν
    -tón     		-τήν
    -tḗn     		-τόν
    -tón     		-τώ
    -tṓ     		-τᾱ́
    -tā́     		-τώ
    -tṓ     		-τούς
    -toús     		-τᾱ́ς
    -tā́s     		-τᾰ́
    -tá
    Vocative -τέ
    -té     		-τή
    -tḗ     		-τόν
    -tón     		-τώ
    -tṓ     		-τᾱ́
    -tā́     		-τώ
    -tṓ     		-τοί
    -toí     		-ταί
    -taí     		-τᾰ́
    -tá
    Derived forms Adverb Comparative Superlative
    -τῶς
    -tôs     		-τότερος
    -tóteros     		-τότᾰτος
    -tótatos
    Notes:

    Derived terms

    Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -τός
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