κλεινός

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• κλεεννός (kleennós) — Aeolic

Etymology

From the root of κλέος (kléos, “fame”) +‎ -εινός (-einós, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kleː.nós/ → /kliˈnos/ → /kliˈnos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kleː.nós/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /kliˈnos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /kliˈnos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /kliˈnos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /kliˈnos/

Noun

κλεινός • (kleinós) m (feminine κλεινή, neuter κλεινόν); first/second declension (Attic, Doric)

1. famous, renowned, well-known
   1. often with πᾶσι (pâsi): well-known to all
      • 429 BCE, Sophocles, Oedipus the King 8:

        ὁ πᾶσι κλεινὸς Οἰδίπους καλούμενος.

        ho pâsi kleinòs Oidípous kaloúmenos.

        ... called the all-renowned Oedipus.

Inflection

First and second declension of κλεινός; κλεινή; κλεινόν (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		κλεινός kleinós	κλεινή kleinḗ	κλεινόν kleinón		κλεινώ kleinṓ	κλεινᾱ́ kleinā́	κλεινώ kleinṓ		κλεινοί kleinoí	κλειναί kleinaí	κλεινᾰ́ kleiná
Genitive		κλεινοῦ kleinoû	κλεινῆς kleinês	κλεινοῦ kleinoû		κλεινοῖν kleinoîn	κλειναῖν kleinaîn	κλεινοῖν kleinoîn		κλεινῶν kleinôn	κλεινῶν kleinôn	κλεινῶν kleinôn
Dative		κλεινῷ kleinôi	κλεινῇ kleinêi	κλεινῷ kleinôi		κλεινοῖν kleinoîn	κλειναῖν kleinaîn	κλεινοῖν kleinoîn		κλεινοῖς kleinoîs	κλειναῖς kleinaîs	κλεινοῖς kleinoîs
Accusative		κλεινόν kleinón	κλεινήν kleinḗn	κλεινόν kleinón		κλεινώ kleinṓ	κλεινᾱ́ kleinā́	κλεινώ kleinṓ		κλεινούς kleinoús	κλεινᾱ́ς kleinā́s	κλεινᾰ́ kleiná
Vocative		κλεινέ kleiné	κλεινή kleinḗ	κλεινόν kleinón		κλεινώ kleinṓ	κλεινᾱ́ kleinā́	κλεινώ kleinṓ		κλεινοί kleinoí	κλειναί kleinaí	κλεινᾰ́ kleiná
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		κλεινῶς kleinôs				κλεινότερος kleinóteros				κλεινότᾰτος kleinótatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First and second declension of κλεινός; κλεινᾱ́; κλεινόν (Doric)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		κλεινός kleinós	κλεινᾱ́ kleinā́	κλεινόν kleinón		κλεινώ kleinṓ	κλεινᾱ́ kleinā́	κλεινώ kleinṓ		κλεινοί kleinoí	κλειναί kleinaí	κλεινᾰ́ kleiná
Genitive		κλεινοῖο kleinoîo	κλεινᾶς kleinâs	κλεινοῖο kleinoîo		κλεινοῖν kleinoîn	κλειναῖν kleinaîn	κλεινοῖν kleinoîn		κλεινῶν kleinôn	κλεινᾶν kleinân	κλεινῶν kleinôn
Dative		κλεινῷ kleinôi	κλεινᾷ kleinâi	κλεινῷ kleinôi		κλεινοῖν kleinoîn	κλειναῖν kleinaîn	κλεινοῖν kleinoîn		κλεινοῖς kleinoîs	κλειναῖς kleinaîs	κλεινοῖς kleinoîs
Accusative		κλεινόν kleinón	κλεινᾱ́ν kleinā́n	κλεινόν kleinón		κλεινώ kleinṓ	κλεινᾱ́ kleinā́	κλεινώ kleinṓ		κλεινούς kleinoús	κλεινᾱ́ς kleinā́s	κλεινᾰ́ kleiná
Vocative		κλεινέ kleiné	κλεινᾱ́ kleinā́	κλεινόν kleinón		κλεινώ kleinṓ	κλεινᾱ́ kleinā́	κλεινώ kleinṓ		κλεινοί kleinoí	κλειναί kleinaí	κλεινᾰ́ kleiná
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		κλεινῶς kleinôs				κλεινότερος kleinóteros				κλεινότᾰτος kleinótatos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

References

• “κλεινός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “κλεινός”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • celebrated idem, page 120.
  • distinguished idem, page 241.
  • eminent idem, page 268.
  • famous idem, page 305.
  • glorious idem, page 363.
  • great idem, page 372.
  • illustrious idem, page 416.
  • noted idem, page 562.
  • renowned idem, page 695.