τάχιστος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ταχύς (takhús) +‎ -ιστος (-istos).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /tá.kʰis.tos/ → /ˈta.çis.tos/ → /ˈta.çis.tos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /tá.kʰis.tos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈta.kʰis.tos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈta.çis.tos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈta.çis.tos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈta.çis.tos/

Adjective

τᾰ́χῐστος • (tákhistos) m (feminine τᾰχῐ́στη, neuter τᾰ́χῐστον); first/second declension

1. superlative degree of ταχύς (takhús)

Declension

First and second declension of τᾰ́χῐστος; τᾰχῐ́στη; τᾰ́χῐστον (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		τᾰ́χῐστος tákhistos	τᾰχῐ́στη takhístē	τᾰ́χῐστον tákhiston		τᾰχῐ́στω takhístō	τᾰχῐ́στᾱ takhístā	τᾰχῐ́στω takhístō		τᾰ́χῐστοι tákhistoi	τᾰ́χῐσται tákhistai	τᾰ́χῐστᾰ tákhista
Genitive		τᾰχῐ́στου takhístou	τᾰχῐ́στης takhístēs	τᾰχῐ́στου takhístou		τᾰχῐ́στοιν takhístoin	τᾰχῐ́σταιν takhístain	τᾰχῐ́στοιν takhístoin		τᾰχῐ́στων takhístōn	τᾰχῐ́στων takhístōn	τᾰχῐ́στων takhístōn
Dative		τᾰχῐ́στῳ takhístōi	τᾰχῐ́στῃ takhístēi	τᾰχῐ́στῳ takhístōi		τᾰχῐ́στοιν takhístoin	τᾰχῐ́σταιν takhístain	τᾰχῐ́στοιν takhístoin		τᾰχῐ́στοις takhístois	τᾰχῐ́σταις takhístais	τᾰχῐ́στοις takhístois
Accusative		τᾰ́χῐστον tákhiston	τᾰχῐ́στην takhístēn	τᾰ́χῐστον tákhiston		τᾰχῐ́στω takhístō	τᾰχῐ́στᾱ takhístā	τᾰχῐ́στω takhístō		τᾰχῐ́στους takhístous	τᾰχῐ́στᾱς takhístās	τᾰ́χῐστᾰ tákhista
Vocative		τᾰ́χῐστε tákhiste	τᾰχῐ́στη takhístē	τᾰ́χῐστον tákhiston		τᾰχῐ́στω takhístō	τᾰχῐ́στᾱ takhístā	τᾰχῐ́στω takhístō		τᾰ́χῐστοι tákhistoi	τᾰ́χῐσται tákhistai	τᾰ́χῐστᾰ tákhista
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		τᾰ́χῐστᾰ tákhista				—				—
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• τὴν ταχίστην (tḕn takhístēn, “most quickly”)

Further reading

• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • instantaneous idem, page 446.