θαυμαστός

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• θωμᾰστός (thōmăstós) — Ionic

Etymology

From θαυμάζω (thaumázō, “to admire, be surprised at”) +‎ -τός (-tós, adjective suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /tʰau̯.mas.tós/ → /θaβ.masˈtos/ → /θav.masˈtos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /tʰau̯.mas.tós/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /tʰaw.masˈtos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /θaβ.masˈtos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /θav.masˈtos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /θav.masˈtos/

Adjective

θαυμᾰστός • (thaumăstós) m (feminine θαυμᾰστή, neuter θαυμᾰστόν); first/second declension

1. wonderful, marvellous
   • 460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 1.0
2. admirable

Inflection

First and second declension of θαυμᾰστός; θαυμᾰστή; θαυμᾰστόν (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		θαυμᾰστός thaumăstós	θαυμᾰστή thaumăstḗ	θαυμᾰστόν thaumăstón		θαυμᾰστώ thaumăstṓ	θαυμᾰστᾱ́ thaumăstā́	θαυμᾰστώ thaumăstṓ		θαυμᾰστοί thaumăstoí	θαυμᾰσταί thaumăstaí	θαυμᾰστᾰ́ thaumăstắ
Genitive		θαυμᾰστοῦ thaumăstoû	θαυμᾰστῆς thaumăstês	θαυμᾰστοῦ thaumăstoû		θαυμᾰστοῖν thaumăstoîn	θαυμᾰσταῖν thaumăstaîn	θαυμᾰστοῖν thaumăstoîn		θαυμᾰστῶν thaumăstôn	θαυμᾰστῶν thaumăstôn	θαυμᾰστῶν thaumăstôn
Dative		θαυμᾰστῷ thaumăstôi	θαυμᾰστῇ thaumăstêi	θαυμᾰστῷ thaumăstôi		θαυμᾰστοῖν thaumăstoîn	θαυμᾰσταῖν thaumăstaîn	θαυμᾰστοῖν thaumăstoîn		θαυμᾰστοῖς thaumăstoîs	θαυμᾰσταῖς thaumăstaîs	θαυμᾰστοῖς thaumăstoîs
Accusative		θαυμᾰστόν thaumăstón	θαυμᾰστήν thaumăstḗn	θαυμᾰστόν thaumăstón		θαυμᾰστώ thaumăstṓ	θαυμᾰστᾱ́ thaumăstā́	θαυμᾰστώ thaumăstṓ		θαυμᾰστούς thaumăstoús	θαυμᾰστᾱ́ς thaumăstā́s	θαυμᾰστᾰ́ thaumăstắ
Vocative		θαυμᾰστέ thaumăsté	θαυμᾰστή thaumăstḗ	θαυμᾰστόν thaumăstón		θαυμᾰστώ thaumăstṓ	θαυμᾰστᾱ́ thaumăstā́	θαυμᾰστώ thaumăstṓ		θαυμᾰστοί thaumăstoí	θαυμᾰσταί thaumăstaí	θαυμᾰστᾰ́ thaumăstắ
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		θαυμᾰστῶς thaumăstôs				θαυμᾰστότερος thaumăstóteros				θαυμᾰστότᾰτος thaumăstótătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

• “θαυμαστός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Greek

Adjective

θαυμαστός • (thavmastós) m (feminine θαυμαστή, neuter θαυμαστό)

1. admirable, wonderful, fine, splendid
2. (archaic) brave (splendid)

   θαυμαστός καινούριος κόσμος ― thavmastós kainoúrios kósmos ― brave new world

Declension

Declension of θαυμαστός

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	θαυμαστός (thavmastós)	θαυμαστή (thavmastí)	θαυμαστό (thavmastó)		θαυμαστοί (thavmastoí)	θαυμαστές (thavmastés)	θαυμαστά (thavmastá)
genitive	θαυμαστού (thavmastoú)	θαυμαστής (thavmastís)	θαυμαστού (thavmastoú)		θαυμαστών (thavmastón)	θαυμαστών (thavmastón)	θαυμαστών (thavmastón)
accusative	θαυμαστό (thavmastó)	θαυμαστή (thavmastí)	θαυμαστό (thavmastó)		θαυμαστούς (thavmastoús)	θαυμαστές (thavmastés)	θαυμαστά (thavmastá)
vocative	θαυμαστέ (thavmasté)	θαυμαστή (thavmastí)	θαυμαστό (thavmastó)		θαυμαστοί (thavmastoí)	θαυμαστές (thavmastés)	θαυμαστά (thavmastá)

Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο θαυμαστός, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο θαυμαστός, etc.)

Degrees of comparison by suffixation

comparative (?) singular plural masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter nominative θαυμαστότερος (thavmastóteros) θαυμαστότερη (thavmastóteri) θαυμαστότερο (thavmastótero) θαυμαστότεροι (thavmastóteroi) θαυμαστότερες (thavmastóteres) θαυμαστότερα (thavmastótera) genitive θαυμαστότερου (thavmastóterou) θαυμαστότερης (thavmastóteris) θαυμαστότερου (thavmastóterou) θαυμαστότερων (thavmastóteron) θαυμαστότερων (thavmastóteron) θαυμαστότερων (thavmastóteron) accusative θαυμαστότερο (thavmastótero) θαυμαστότερη (thavmastóteri) θαυμαστότερο (thavmastótero) θαυμαστότερους (thavmastóterous) θαυμαστότερες (thavmastóteres) θαυμαστότερα (thavmastótera) vocative θαυμαστότερε (thavmastótere) θαυμαστότερη (thavmastóteri) θαυμαστότερο (thavmastótero) θαυμαστότεροι (thavmastóteroi) θαυμαστότερες (thavmastóteres) θαυμαστότερα (thavmastótera) Derivations: relative superlative: ο + comparative forms (eg "ο θαυμαστότερος", etc) absolute superlative (?) singular plural masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter nominative θαυμαστότatος (thavmastótatos) θαυμαστότatη (thavmastótati) θαυμαστότatο (thavmastótato) θαυμαστότatοι (thavmastótatoi) θαυμαστότatες (thavmastótates) θαυμαστότatα (thavmastótata) genitive θαυμαστότatου (thavmastótatou) θαυμαστότatης (thavmastótatis) θαυμαστότatου (thavmastótatou) θαυμαστότatων (thavmastótaton) θαυμαστότatων (thavmastótaton) θαυμαστότatων (thavmastótaton) accusative θαυμαστότatο (thavmastótato) θαυμαστότatη (thavmastótati) θαυμαστότatο (thavmastótato) θαυμαστότatους (thavmastótatous) θαυμαστότatες (thavmastótates) θαυμαστότatα (thavmastótata) vocative θαυμαστότatε (thavmastótate) θαυμαστότatη (thavmastótati) θαυμαστότatο (thavmastótato) θαυμαστότatοι (thavmastótatoi) θαυμαστότatες (thavmastótates) θαυμαστότatα (thavmastótata)

Related terms

• θαυμαστής m (thavmastís, “fan, devotee, supporter”)
• θαυμάστρια f (thavmástria, “fan, devotee, supporter”)