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 • (kătălŭtĭkós) 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 kătălŭtĭkós	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκή kătălŭtĭkḗ	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκόν kătălŭtĭkón		κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκώ kătălŭtĭkṓ	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκᾱ́ kătălŭtĭkā́	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκώ kătălŭtĭkṓ		κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκοί kătălŭtĭkoí	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκαί kătălŭtĭkaí	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκᾰ́ kătălŭtĭkắ
Genitive		κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκοῦ kătălŭtĭkoû	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκῆς kătălŭtĭkês	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκοῦ kătălŭtĭkoû		κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκοῖν kătălŭtĭkoîn	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκαῖν kătălŭtĭkaîn	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκοῖν kătălŭtĭkoîn		κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκῶν kătălŭtĭkôn	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκῶν kătălŭtĭkôn	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκῶν kătălŭtĭkôn
Dative		κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκῷ kătălŭtĭkôi	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκῇ kătălŭtĭkêi	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκῷ kătălŭtĭkôi		κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκοῖν kătălŭtĭkoîn	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκαῖν kătălŭtĭkaîn	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκοῖν kătălŭtĭkoîn		κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκοῖς kătălŭtĭkoîs	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκαῖς kătălŭtĭkaîs	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκοῖς kătălŭtĭkoîs
Accusative		κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκόν kătălŭtĭkón	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκήν kătălŭtĭkḗn	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκόν kătălŭtĭkón		κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκώ kătălŭtĭkṓ	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκᾱ́ kătălŭtĭkā́	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκώ kătălŭtĭkṓ		κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκούς kătălŭtĭkoús	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκᾱ́ς kătălŭtĭkā́s	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκᾰ́ kătălŭtĭkắ
Vocative		κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκέ kătălŭtĭké	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκή kătălŭtĭkḗ	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκόν kătălŭtĭkón		κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκώ kătălŭtĭkṓ	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκᾱ́ kătălŭtĭkā́	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκώ kătălŭtĭkṓ		κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκοί kătălŭtĭkoí	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκαί kătălŭtĭkaí	κᾰτᾰλῠτῐκᾰ́ kătălŭtĭkắ
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

Declension of καταλυτικός

	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