κάλλιστος

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kál.lis.tos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈkal.lis.tos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈkal.lis.tos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈkal.lis.tos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈka.lis.tos/

Adjective

κᾰ́λλῐστος • (kắllĭstos) m (feminine κᾰλλῐ́στη, neuter κᾰ́λλῐστον); first/second declension

superlative degree of κᾱ̆λός (kā̆lós)

Declension

First and second declension of κᾰ́λλῐστος; κᾰλλῐ́στη; κᾰ́λλῐστον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	κᾰ́λλῐστος kắllĭstos	κᾰλλῐ́στη kăllĭ́stē	κᾰ́λλῐστον kắllĭston	κᾰλλῐ́στω kăllĭ́stō	κᾰλλῐ́στᾱ kăllĭ́stā	κᾰλλῐ́στω kăllĭ́stō	κᾰ́λλῐστοι kắllĭstoi	κᾰ́λλῐσται kắllĭstai	κᾰ́λλῐστᾰ kắllĭstă
Genitive	κᾰλλῐ́στου kăllĭ́stou	κᾰλλῐ́στης kăllĭ́stēs	κᾰλλῐ́στου kăllĭ́stou	κᾰλλῐ́στοιν kăllĭ́stoin	κᾰλλῐ́σταιν kăllĭ́stain	κᾰλλῐ́στοιν kăllĭ́stoin	κᾰλλῐ́στων kăllĭ́stōn	κᾰλλῐ́στων kăllĭ́stōn	κᾰλλῐ́στων kăllĭ́stōn
Dative	κᾰλλῐ́στῳ kăllĭ́stōi	κᾰλλῐ́στῃ kăllĭ́stēi	κᾰλλῐ́στῳ kăllĭ́stōi	κᾰλλῐ́στοιν kăllĭ́stoin	κᾰλλῐ́σταιν kăllĭ́stain	κᾰλλῐ́στοιν kăllĭ́stoin	κᾰλλῐ́στοις kăllĭ́stois	κᾰλλῐ́σταις kăllĭ́stais	κᾰλλῐ́στοις kăllĭ́stois
Accusative	κᾰ́λλῐστον kắllĭston	κᾰλλῐ́στην kăllĭ́stēn	κᾰ́λλῐστον kắllĭston	κᾰλλῐ́στω kăllĭ́stō	κᾰλλῐ́στᾱ kăllĭ́stā	κᾰλλῐ́στω kăllĭ́stō	κᾰλλῐ́στους kăllĭ́stous	κᾰλλῐ́στᾱς kăllĭ́stās	κᾰ́λλῐστᾰ kắllĭstă
Vocative	κᾰ́λλῐστε kắllĭste	κᾰλλῐ́στη kăllĭ́stē	κᾰ́λλῐστον kắllĭston	κᾰλλῐ́στω kăllĭ́stō	κᾰλλῐ́στᾱ kăllĭ́stā	κᾰλλῐ́στω kăllĭ́stō	κᾰ́λλῐστοι kắllĭstoi	κᾰ́λλῐσται kắllĭstai	κᾰ́λλῐστᾰ kắllĭstă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	κᾰ́λλῐστον κᾰ́λλῐστᾰ kắllĭston kắllĭstă			—			—
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First and second declension of κᾰ́λλῐστος; κᾰλλῐ́στη; κᾰ́λλῐστον (Epic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	κᾰ́λλῐστος kắllĭstos	κᾰλλῐ́στη kăllĭ́stē	κᾰ́λλῐστον kắllĭston	κᾰλλῐ́στω kăllĭ́stō	κᾰλλῐ́στᾱ kăllĭ́stā	κᾰλλῐ́στω kăllĭ́stō	κᾰ́λλῐστοι kắllĭstoi	κᾰ́λλῐσται kắllĭstai	κᾰ́λλῐστᾰ kắllĭstă
Genitive	κᾰλλῐ́στοιο κᾰλλῐ́στοο κᾰλλῐ́στου kăllĭ́stoio kăllĭ́stoo kăllĭ́stou	κᾰλλῐ́στης kăllĭ́stēs	κᾰλλῐ́στοιο κᾰλλῐ́στοο κᾰλλῐ́στου kăllĭ́stoio kăllĭ́stoo kăllĭ́stou	κᾰλλῐ́στοιῐ̈ν kăllĭ́stoiĭ̈n	κᾰλλῐ́σταιῐ̈ν kăllĭ́staiĭ̈n	κᾰλλῐ́στοιῐ̈ν kăllĭ́stoiĭ̈n	κᾰλλῐ́στων kăllĭ́stōn	κᾰλλῐστᾱ́ων κᾰλλῐστέων κᾰλλῐστῶν kăllĭstā́ōn kăllĭstéōn kăllĭstôn	κᾰλλῐ́στων kăllĭ́stōn
Dative	κᾰλλῐ́στῳ kăllĭ́stōi	κᾰλλῐ́στῃ kăllĭ́stēi	κᾰλλῐ́στῳ kăllĭ́stōi	κᾰλλῐ́στοιῐ̈ν kăllĭ́stoiĭ̈n	κᾰλλῐ́σταιῐ̈ν kăllĭ́staiĭ̈n	κᾰλλῐ́στοιῐ̈ν kăllĭ́stoiĭ̈n	κᾰλλῐ́στοισῐ κᾰλλῐ́στοισῐν κᾰλλῐ́στοις kăllĭ́stoisĭ(n) kăllĭ́stois	κᾰλλῐ́στῃσῐ κᾰλλῐ́στῃσῐν κᾰλλῐ́στῃς κᾰλλῐ́σταις kăllĭ́stēisĭ(n) kăllĭ́stēis kăllĭ́stais	κᾰλλῐ́στοισῐ κᾰλλῐ́στοισῐν κᾰλλῐ́στοις kăllĭ́stoisĭ(n) kăllĭ́stois
Accusative	κᾰ́λλῐστον kắllĭston	κᾰλλῐ́στην kăllĭ́stēn	κᾰ́λλῐστον kắllĭston	κᾰλλῐ́στω kăllĭ́stō	κᾰλλῐ́στᾱ kăllĭ́stā	κᾰλλῐ́στω kăllĭ́stō	κᾰλλῐ́στους kăllĭ́stous	κᾰλλῐ́στᾱς kăllĭ́stās	κᾰ́λλῐστᾰ kắllĭstă
Vocative	κᾰ́λλῐστε kắllĭste	κᾰλλῐ́στη kăllĭ́stē	κᾰ́λλῐστον kắllĭston	κᾰλλῐ́στω kăllĭ́stō	κᾰλλῐ́στᾱ kăllĭ́stā	κᾰλλῐ́στω kăllĭ́stō	κᾰ́λλῐστοι kắllĭstoi	κᾰ́λλῐσται kắllĭstai	κᾰ́λλῐστᾰ kắllĭstă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	κᾰ́λλῐστᾰ kắllĭstă			—			—
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

First and second declension of κᾰ́λλῐστος; κᾰλλῐ́στη; κᾰ́λλῐστον (Ionic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	κᾰ́λλῐστος kắllĭstos	κᾰλλῐ́στη kăllĭ́stē	κᾰ́λλῐστον kắllĭston	κᾰλλῐ́στω kăllĭ́stō	κᾰλλῐ́στᾱ kăllĭ́stā	κᾰλλῐ́στω kăllĭ́stō	κᾰ́λλῐστοι kắllĭstoi	κᾰ́λλῐσται kắllĭstai	κᾰ́λλῐστᾰ kắllĭstă
Genitive	κᾰλλῐ́στου kăllĭ́stou	κᾰλλῐ́στης kăllĭ́stēs	κᾰλλῐ́στου kăllĭ́stou	κᾰλλῐ́στοιν kăllĭ́stoin	κᾰλλῐ́σταιν kăllĭ́stain	κᾰλλῐ́στοιν kăllĭ́stoin	κᾰλλῐ́στων kăllĭ́stōn	κᾰλλῐστέων κᾰλλῐστῶν kăllĭstéōn kăllĭstôn	κᾰλλῐ́στων kăllĭ́stōn
Dative	κᾰλλῐ́στῳ kăllĭ́stōi	κᾰλλῐ́στῃ kăllĭ́stēi	κᾰλλῐ́στῳ kăllĭ́stōi	κᾰλλῐ́στοιν kăllĭ́stoin	κᾰλλῐ́σταιν kăllĭ́stain	κᾰλλῐ́στοιν kăllĭ́stoin	κᾰλλῐ́στοισῐ κᾰλλῐ́στοισῐν kăllĭ́stoisĭ(n)	κᾰλλῐ́στῃσῐ κᾰλλῐ́στῃσῐν kăllĭ́stēisĭ(n)	κᾰλλῐ́στοισῐ κᾰλλῐ́στοισῐν kăllĭ́stoisĭ(n)
Accusative	κᾰ́λλῐστον kắllĭston	κᾰλλῐ́στην kăllĭ́stēn	κᾰ́λλῐστον kắllĭston	κᾰλλῐ́στω kăllĭ́stō	κᾰλλῐ́στᾱ kăllĭ́stā	κᾰλλῐ́στω kăllĭ́stō	κᾰλλῐ́στους kăllĭ́stous	κᾰλλῐ́στᾱς kăllĭ́stās	κᾰ́λλῐστᾰ kắllĭstă
Vocative	κᾰ́λλῐστε kắllĭste	κᾰλλῐ́στη kăllĭ́stē	κᾰ́λλῐστον kắllĭston	κᾰλλῐ́στω kăllĭ́stō	κᾰλλῐ́στᾱ kăllĭ́stā	κᾰλλῐ́στω kăllĭ́stō	κᾰ́λλῐστοι kắllĭstoi	κᾰ́λλῐσται kắllĭstai	κᾰ́λλῐστᾰ kắllĭstă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	κᾰ́λλῐστᾰ kắllĭstă			—			—
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.