ἐλάχιστος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐλαχύς (elakhús) +‎ -ιστος (-istos).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

ἐλᾰ́χῐστος • (elákhistos) m (feminine ἐλᾰχῐ́στη, neuter ἐλᾰ́χῐστον); first/second declension

superlative degree of ἐλᾰχύς (elakhús): smallest, least, shortest, fewest

Declension

First and second declension of ἐλᾰ́χῐστος; ἐλᾰχῐ́στη; ἐλᾰ́χῐστον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἐλᾰ́χῐστος elákhistos	ἐλᾰχῐ́στη elakhístē	ἐλᾰ́χῐστον elákhiston	ἐλᾰχῐ́στω elakhístō	ἐλᾰχῐ́στᾱ elakhístā	ἐλᾰχῐ́στω elakhístō	ἐλᾰ́χῐστοι elákhistoi	ἐλᾰ́χῐσται elákhistai	ἐλᾰ́χῐστᾰ elákhista
Genitive	ἐλᾰχῐ́στου elakhístou	ἐλᾰχῐ́στης elakhístēs	ἐλᾰχῐ́στου elakhístou	ἐλᾰχῐ́στοιν elakhístoin	ἐλᾰχῐ́σταιν elakhístain	ἐλᾰχῐ́στοιν elakhístoin	ἐλᾰχῐ́στων elakhístōn	ἐλᾰχῐ́στων elakhístōn	ἐλᾰχῐ́στων elakhístōn
Dative	ἐλᾰχῐ́στῳ elakhístōi	ἐλᾰχῐ́στῃ elakhístēi	ἐλᾰχῐ́στῳ elakhístōi	ἐλᾰχῐ́στοιν elakhístoin	ἐλᾰχῐ́σταιν elakhístain	ἐλᾰχῐ́στοιν elakhístoin	ἐλᾰχῐ́στοις elakhístois	ἐλᾰχῐ́σταις elakhístais	ἐλᾰχῐ́στοις elakhístois
Accusative	ἐλᾰ́χῐστον elákhiston	ἐλᾰχῐ́στην elakhístēn	ἐλᾰ́χῐστον elákhiston	ἐλᾰχῐ́στω elakhístō	ἐλᾰχῐ́στᾱ elakhístā	ἐλᾰχῐ́στω elakhístō	ἐλᾰχῐ́στους elakhístous	ἐλᾰχῐ́στᾱς elakhístās	ἐλᾰ́χῐστᾰ elákhista
Vocative	ἐλᾰ́χῐστε elákhiste	ἐλᾰχῐ́στη elakhístē	ἐλᾰ́χῐστον elákhiston	ἐλᾰχῐ́στω elakhístō	ἐλᾰχῐ́στᾱ elakhístā	ἐλᾰχῐ́στω elakhístō	ἐλᾰ́χῐστοι elákhistoi	ἐλᾰ́χῐσται elákhistai	ἐλᾰ́χῐστᾰ elákhista
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ἐλᾰ́χῐστᾰ elákhista			—			—
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

τοὐλάχιστον (toulákhiston)