ἀρατός

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

ᾱ̓ρητός (ārētós) — Ionic

Etymology

From ἀράομαι (aráomai, “to pray”) +‎ -τος (-tos, verbal adjective suffix).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.raː.tós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.raˈtos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.raˈtos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.raˈtos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.raˈtos/

Adjective

ᾰ̓ρᾱτός • (arātós) m (feminine ᾰ̓ρᾱτή, neuter ᾰ̓ρᾱτόν); first/second declension

prayed against, hence accursed
prayed for, hence desirable

Inflection

First and second declension of ᾰ̓ρᾱτός; ᾰ̓ρᾱτή; ᾰ̓ρᾱτόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ᾰ̓ρᾱτός arātós	ᾰ̓ρᾱτή arātḗ	ᾰ̓ρᾱτόν arātón	ᾰ̓ρᾱτώ arātṓ	ᾰ̓ρᾱτᾱ́ arātā́	ᾰ̓ρᾱτώ arātṓ	ᾰ̓ρᾱτοί arātoí	ᾰ̓ρᾱταί arātaí	ᾰ̓ρᾱτᾰ́ arātá
Genitive	ᾰ̓ρᾱτοῦ arātoû	ᾰ̓ρᾱτῆς arātês	ᾰ̓ρᾱτοῦ arātoû	ᾰ̓ρᾱτοῖν arātoîn	ᾰ̓ρᾱταῖν arātaîn	ᾰ̓ρᾱτοῖν arātoîn	ᾰ̓ρᾱτῶν arātôn	ᾰ̓ρᾱτῶν arātôn	ᾰ̓ρᾱτῶν arātôn
Dative	ᾰ̓ρᾱτῷ arātôi	ᾰ̓ρᾱτῇ arātêi	ᾰ̓ρᾱτῷ arātôi	ᾰ̓ρᾱτοῖν arātoîn	ᾰ̓ρᾱταῖν arātaîn	ᾰ̓ρᾱτοῖν arātoîn	ᾰ̓ρᾱτοῖς arātoîs	ᾰ̓ρᾱταῖς arātaîs	ᾰ̓ρᾱτοῖς arātoîs
Accusative	ᾰ̓ρᾱτόν arātón	ᾰ̓ρᾱτήν arātḗn	ᾰ̓ρᾱτόν arātón	ᾰ̓ρᾱτώ arātṓ	ᾰ̓ρᾱτᾱ́ arātā́	ᾰ̓ρᾱτώ arātṓ	ᾰ̓ρᾱτούς arātoús	ᾰ̓ρᾱτᾱ́ς arātā́s	ᾰ̓ρᾱτᾰ́ arātá
Vocative	ᾰ̓ρᾱτέ arāté	ᾰ̓ρᾱτή arātḗ	ᾰ̓ρᾱτόν arātón	ᾰ̓ρᾱτώ arātṓ	ᾰ̓ρᾱτᾱ́ arātā́	ᾰ̓ρᾱτώ arātṓ	ᾰ̓ρᾱτοί arātoí	ᾰ̓ρᾱταί arātaí	ᾰ̓ρᾱτᾰ́ arātá
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ᾰ̓ρᾱτῶς arātôs			ᾰ̓ρᾱτότερος arātóteros			ᾰ̓ρᾱτότᾰτος arātótatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Ἄρᾱτος (Árātos)
Δημάρᾱτος (Dēmárātos)
Ἡγησάρᾱτος (Hēgēsárātos)

Descendants

⇒ Greek: άρατος (áratos, “vanished”)