καθεστώς

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

κᾰθεστηκώς (kăthestēkṓs) of perfect κᾰθέστηκᾰ (kăthéstēkă)
κᾰθεστακώς (kăthestakṓs) of perfect κᾰθέστακᾰ (kăthéstakă) (rare)

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ka.tʰes.tɔ̌ːs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ka.tʰesˈtos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ka.θesˈtos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ka.θesˈtos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ka.θesˈtos/

Participle

κᾰθεστώς • (kăthestṓs) m (feminine κᾰθεστῶσα, neuter κᾰθεστός); first/second declension

perfect active participle of κᾰθῐ́στημῐ (kăthĭ́stēmĭ)

Inflection

First and third declension of κᾰθεστώς; κᾰθεστῶσᾰ; κᾰθεστός (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	κᾰθεστώς kăthestṓs	κᾰθεστῶσᾰ kăthestôsă	κᾰθεστός kăthestós	κᾰθεστῶτε kăthestôte	κᾰθεστώσᾱ kăthestṓsā	κᾰθεστῶτε kăthestôte	κᾰθεστῶτες kăthestôtes	κᾰθεστῶσαι kăthestôsai	κᾰθεστῶτᾰ kăthestôtă
Genitive	κᾰθεστῶτος kăthestôtos	κᾰθεστώσης kăthestṓsēs	κᾰθεστῶτος kăthestôtos	κᾰθεστώτοιν kăthestṓtoin	κᾰθεστώσαιν kăthestṓsain	κᾰθεστώτοιν kăthestṓtoin	κᾰθεστώτων kăthestṓtōn	κᾰθεστωσῶν kăthestōsôn	κᾰθεστώτων kăthestṓtōn
Dative	κᾰθεστῶτῐ kăthestôtĭ	κᾰθεστώσῃ kăthestṓsēi	κᾰθεστῶτῐ kăthestôtĭ	κᾰθεστώτοιν kăthestṓtoin	κᾰθεστώσαιν kăthestṓsain	κᾰθεστώτοιν kăthestṓtoin	κᾰθεστῶσῐ κᾰθεστῶσῐν kăthestôsĭ(n)	κᾰθεστώσαις kăthestṓsais	κᾰθεστῶσῐ κᾰθεστῶσῐν kăthestôsĭ(n)
Accusative	κᾰθεστῶτᾰ kăthestôtă	κᾰθεστῶσᾰν kăthestôsăn	κᾰθεστός kăthestós	κᾰθεστῶτε kăthestôte	κᾰθεστώσᾱ kăthestṓsā	κᾰθεστῶτε kăthestôte	κᾰθεστῶτας kăthestôtas	κᾰθεστώσᾱς kăthestṓsās	κᾰθεστῶτᾰ kăthestôtă
Vocative	κᾰθεστώς kăthestṓs	κᾰθεστῶσᾰ kăthestôsă	κᾰθεστός kăthestós	κᾰθεστῶτε kăthestôte	κᾰθεστώσᾱ kăthestṓsā	κᾰθεστῶτε kăthestôte	κᾰθεστῶτες kăthestôtes	κᾰθεστῶσαι kăthestôsai	κᾰθεστῶτᾰ kăthestôtă
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension. Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster -τς (-ts). Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster -τς (-ts).

Greek

Etymology

Nominalization of Ancient Greek καθεστώς (kathestṓs), passive perfect participle of καθίστημι (kathístēmi).

Noun

καθεστώς • (kathestós) n (plural καθεστώτα)

Declension

Declension of **καθεστώς**
	singular	plural
nominative	καθεστώς (kathestós)	καθεστώτα (kathestóta)
genitive	καθεστώτος (kathestótos)	καθεστώτων (kathestóton)
accusative	καθεστώς (kathestós)	καθεστώτα (kathestóta)
vocative	καθεστώς (kathestós)	καθεστώτα (kathestóta)

Derived terms

αλλαγή καθεστώτος f (allagí kathestótos, “regime change”)

Related terms

κατεστημένο n (katestiméno, “establishment, status quo”)
κατεστημένος (katestiménos, “established”, participle)

and see: καθιστώ (kathistó, “make, appoint.”)