καταλυτικός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ka.ta.ly.ti.kós/ → /ka.ta.ly.tiˈkos/ → /ka.ta.li.tiˈkos/

• (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

1. 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.

Further reading

• καταλυτικός in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• “καταλυτικός”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011
• “καταλυτικός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Greek

Adjective

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

1. (general) catalytic (indicating something which accelerates a process or action)
2. (chemistry) catalytic
3. (automotive) catalytic

Declension

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	καταλυτικός (katalytikós)	καταλυτική (katalytikí)	καταλυτικό (katalytikó)		καταλυτικοί (katalytikoí)	καταλυτικές (katalytikés)	καταλυτικά (katalytiká)
genitive	καταλυτικού (katalytikoú)	καταλυτικής (katalytikís)	καταλυτικού (katalytikoú)		καταλυτικών (katalytikón)	καταλυτικών (katalytikón)	καταλυτικών (katalytikón)
accusative	καταλυτικό (katalytikó)	καταλυτική (katalytikí)	καταλυτικό (katalytikó)		καταλυτικούς (katalytikoús)	καταλυτικές (katalytikés)	καταλυτικά (katalytiká)
vocative	καταλυτικέ (katalytiké)	καταλυτική (katalytikí)	καταλυτικό (katalytikó)		καταλυτικοί (katalytikoí)	καταλυτικές (katalytikés)	καταλυτικά (katalytiká)

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”)

Further reading

• Καταλύτης on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el