κελαινός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Morphologically isolated and therefore difficult to assess. The ending is similar to περκνός (perknós, “dusky”) and ἐρεμνός (eremnós, “murky, black”), but the first member remains unclear. It has been compared with several words, like κηλίς (kēlís, “spot, stain”) and Latin cālīgō (“mist”). According to Beekes, it could be a Pre-Greek word with a palatalized nasal.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ke.lai̯.nós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ke.lɛˈnos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ce.lɛˈnos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ce.leˈnos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ce.leˈnos/

Adjective

κελαινός • (kelainós) m (feminine κελαινή, neuter κελαινόν); first/second declension

black, dark, swarthy, murky

Inflection

First and second declension of κελαινός; κελαινή; κελαινόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	κελαινός kelainós	κελαινή kelainḗ	κελαινόν kelainón	κελαινώ kelainṓ	κελαινᾱ́ kelainā́	κελαινώ kelainṓ	κελαινοί kelainoí	κελαιναί kelainaí	κελαινᾰ́ kelainá
Genitive	κελαινοῦ kelainoû	κελαινῆς kelainês	κελαινοῦ kelainoû	κελαινοῖν kelainoîn	κελαιναῖν kelainaîn	κελαινοῖν kelainoîn	κελαινῶν kelainôn	κελαινῶν kelainôn	κελαινῶν kelainôn
Dative	κελαινῷ kelainôi	κελαινῇ kelainêi	κελαινῷ kelainôi	κελαινοῖν kelainoîn	κελαιναῖν kelainaîn	κελαινοῖν kelainoîn	κελαινοῖς kelainoîs	κελαιναῖς kelainaîs	κελαινοῖς kelainoîs
Accusative	κελαινόν kelainón	κελαινήν kelainḗn	κελαινόν kelainón	κελαινώ kelainṓ	κελαινᾱ́ kelainā́	κελαινώ kelainṓ	κελαινούς kelainoús	κελαινᾱ́ς kelainā́s	κελαινᾰ́ kelainá
Vocative	κελαινέ kelainé	κελαινή kelainḗ	κελαινόν kelainón	κελαινώ kelainṓ	κελαινᾱ́ kelainā́	κελαινώ kelainṓ	κελαινοί kelainoí	κελαιναί kelainaí	κελαινᾰ́ kelainá
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	κελαινῶς kelainôs			κελαινότερος kelainóteros			κελαινότᾰτος kelainótatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

κελαινεγχής (kelainenkhḗs)
κελαινεφής (kelainephḗs)
κελαινιάω (kelainiáō)
κελαινόβρωτος (kelainóbrōtos)
κελαινόομαι (kelainóomai)
κελαινόρρινος (kelainórrhinos)
κελαινοφαής (kelainophaḗs)
κελαινόχρως (kelainókhrōs)
κελαινώπας (kelainṓpas)
κελαινώφρων (kelainṓphrōn)
κελαινώψ (kelainṓps)