From μάτη (mátē, “fault, folly”) + -αιος (-aios).[1]
μάταιος • (mátaios) m (feminine μᾰταίᾱ, neuter μάταιον); first/second declension
Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
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Case/Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||||
Nominative | μᾰ́ταιος mắtaios |
μᾰταίᾱ mătaíā |
μᾰ́ταιον mắtaion |
μᾰταίω mătaíō |
μᾰταίᾱ mătaíā |
μᾰταίω mătaíō |
μᾰ́ταιοι mắtaioi |
μᾰ́ταιαι mắtaiai |
μᾰ́ταιᾰ mắtaiă | |||||
Genitive | μᾰταίου mătaíou |
μᾰταίᾱς mătaíās |
μᾰταίου mătaíou |
μᾰταίοιν mătaíoin |
μᾰταίαιν mătaíain |
μᾰταίοιν mătaíoin |
μᾰταίων mătaíōn |
μᾰταίων mătaíōn |
μᾰταίων mătaíōn | |||||
Dative | μᾰταίῳ mătaíōi |
μᾰταίᾳ mătaíāi |
μᾰταίῳ mătaíōi |
μᾰταίοιν mătaíoin |
μᾰταίαιν mătaíain |
μᾰταίοιν mătaíoin |
μᾰταίοις mătaíois |
μᾰταίαις mătaíais |
μᾰταίοις mătaíois | |||||
Accusative | μᾰ́ταιον mắtaion |
μᾰταίᾱν mătaíān |
μᾰ́ταιον mắtaion |
μᾰταίω mătaíō |
μᾰταίᾱ mătaíā |
μᾰταίω mătaíō |
μᾰταίους mătaíous |
μᾰταίᾱς mătaíās |
μᾰ́ταιᾰ mắtaiă | |||||
Vocative | μᾰ́ταιε mắtaie |
μᾰταίᾱ mătaíā |
μᾰ́ταιον mắtaion |
μᾰταίω mătaíō |
μᾰταίᾱ mătaíā |
μᾰταίω mătaíō |
μᾰ́ταιοι mắtaioi |
μᾰ́ταιαι mắtaiai |
μᾰ́ταιᾰ mắtaiă | |||||
Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
μᾰταίως mătaíōs |
μᾰταιότερος mătaióteros |
μᾰταιότᾰτος mătaiótătos | ||||||||||||
Notes: |
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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μάταιος (mátaios).
μάταιος • (mátaios) m (feminine μάταιη, neuter μάταιο)
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
nominative | μάταιος (mátaios) | μάταιη (mátaii) | μάταιο (mátaio) | μάταιοι (mátaioi) | μάταιες (mátaies) | μάταια (mátaia) | |
genitive | μάταιου (mátaiou) | μάταιης (mátaiis) | μάταιου (mátaiou) | μάταιων (mátaion) | μάταιων (mátaion) | μάταιων (mátaion) | |
accusative | μάταιο (mátaio) | μάταιη (mátaii) | μάταιο (mátaio) | μάταιους (mátaious) | μάταιες (mátaies) | μάταια (mátaia) | |
vocative | μάταιε (mátaie) | μάταιη (mátaii) | μάταιο (mátaio) | μάταιοι (mátaioi) | μάταιες (mátaies) | μάταια (mátaia) |
Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο μάταιος, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο μάταιος, etc.)
Derivations: relative superlative: ο + comparative forms (eg "ο ματαιότερος", etc)
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