καταλυτικός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From καταλύω (katalúō, “dissolve, destroy”) +‎ -τικός (-tikós, adjective-forming suffix)

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ka.ta.ly.ti.kós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ka.ta.ly.tiˈkos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ka.ta.ly.tiˈkos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ka.ta.ly.tiˈkos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ka.ta.li.tiˈkos/

Adjective

κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκός • (katalutikós) m (feminine κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκή, neuter κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκόν); first/second declension

able to dissolve or put an end to

Declension

First and second declension of κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκός; κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκή; κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκός katalutikós	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκή katalutikḗ	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκόν katalutikón	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκώ katalutikṓ	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκᾱ́ katalutikā́	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκώ katalutikṓ	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκοί katalutikoí	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκαί katalutikaí	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκᾰ́ katalutiká
Genitive	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκοῦ katalutikoû	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκῆς katalutikês	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκοῦ katalutikoû	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκοῖν katalutikoîn	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκαῖν katalutikaîn	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκοῖν katalutikoîn	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκῶν katalutikôn	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκῶν katalutikôn	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκῶν katalutikôn
Dative	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκῷ katalutikôi	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκῇ katalutikêi	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκῷ katalutikôi	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκοῖν katalutikoîn	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκαῖν katalutikaîn	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκοῖν katalutikoîn	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκοῖς katalutikoîs	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκαῖς katalutikaîs	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκοῖς katalutikoîs
Accusative	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκόν katalutikón	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκήν katalutikḗn	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκόν katalutikón	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκώ katalutikṓ	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκᾱ́ katalutikā́	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκώ katalutikṓ	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκούς katalutikoús	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκᾱ́ς katalutikā́s	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκᾰ́ katalutiká
Vocative	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκέ katalutiké	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκή katalutikḗ	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκόν katalutikón	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκώ katalutikṓ	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκᾱ́ katalutikā́	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκώ katalutikṓ	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκοί katalutikoí	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκαί katalutikaí	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκᾰ́ katalutiká
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Greek

Adjective

καταλυτικός • (katalytikós) m (feminine καταλυτική, neuter καταλυτικό)

(general) catalytic (indicating something which accelerates a process or action)
(chemistry) catalytic
(automotive) catalytic

Declension

Declension of καταλυτικός

number case \ gender	singular			plural
number case \ gender	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	καταλυτικός •	καταλυτική •	καταλυτικό •	καταλυτικοί •	καταλυτικές •	καταλυτικά •
genitive	καταλυτικού •	καταλυτικής •	καταλυτικού •	καταλυτικών •	καταλυτικών •	καταλυτικών •
accusative	καταλυτικό •	καταλυτική •	καταλυτικό •	καταλυτικούς •	καταλυτικές •	καταλυτικά •
vocative	καταλυτικέ •	καταλυτική •	καταλυτικό •	καταλυτικοί •	καταλυτικές •	καταλυτικά •
derivations	Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο καταλυτικός, etc.) Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο καταλυτικός, etc.)

Related terms

καταλύτης (katalýtis, “catalyst, catalytic converter”)

καταλυτικός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Declension

Further reading

Greek

Adjective

Declension

Related terms

Further reading