καθολικός

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κᾰθόλου (kathólou, on the whole, in general) +‎ -ῐκός (-ikós, -ic).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

κᾰθολῐκός (katholikósm (feminine κᾰθολῐκή, neuter κᾰθολῐκόν); first/second declension

  1. general

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: καθολικός (katholikós)
  • Arabic: كَاثُولِيك (kāṯūlīk)
  • Latin: catholicus (see there for further descendants)

References

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κᾰθολῐκός (katholikós).

Adjective

καθολικός (katholikósm (feminine καθολική, neuter καθολικό)

  1. universal
  2. catholic

Declension

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative καθολικός (katholikós) καθολική (katholikí) καθολικό (katholikó) καθολικοί (katholikoí) καθολικές (katholikés) καθολικά (katholiká)
genitive καθολικού (katholikoú) καθολικής (katholikís) καθολικού (katholikoú) καθολικών (katholikón) καθολικών (katholikón) καθολικών (katholikón)
accusative καθολικό (katholikó) καθολική (katholikí) καθολικό (katholikó) καθολικούς (katholikoús) καθολικές (katholikés) καθολικά (katholiká)
vocative καθολικέ (katholiké) καθολική (katholikí) καθολικό (katholikó) καθολικοί (katholikoí) καθολικές (katholikés) καθολικά (katholiká)

Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο καθολικός, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο καθολικός, etc.)