κρατύς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *krétus, from *kret-.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kra.týs/ → /kraˈtys/ → /kraˈtis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kra.týs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /kraˈtys/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /kraˈtys/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /kraˈtys/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /kraˈtis/

Adjective

κρᾰτῠ́ς • (krătŭ́s) m (feminine κρᾰτεῖα, neuter κρᾰτῠ́); first/third declension

1. strong, mighty

Usage notes

In Homer κρᾰτῠ́ς is always an epithet of Hermes. κρᾰ́ταιᾰ (krắtaiă) is a possible feminine form.

Inflection

First and third declension of κρᾰτῠ́ς; κρᾰτεῖᾰ; κρᾰτῠ́ (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		κρᾰτῠ́ς krătŭ́s	κρᾰτεῖᾰ krăteîă	κρᾰτῠ́ krătŭ́		κρᾰτέε krătée	κρᾰτείᾱ krăteíā	κρᾰτέε krătée		κρᾰτεῖς krăteîs	κρᾰτεῖαι krăteîai	κρᾰτέᾰ krătéă
Genitive		κρᾰτέος krătéos	κρᾰτείᾱς krăteíās	κρᾰτέος krătéos		κρᾰτέοιν krătéoin	κρᾰτείαιν krăteíain	κρᾰτέοιν krătéoin		κρᾰτέων krătéōn	κρᾰτειῶν krăteiôn	κρᾰτέων krătéōn
Dative		κρᾰτεῖ krăteî	κρᾰτείᾳ krăteíāi	κρᾰτεῖ krăteî		κρᾰτέοιν krătéoin	κρᾰτείαιν krăteíain	κρᾰτέοιν krătéoin		κρᾰτέσῐ / κρᾰτέσῐν krătésĭ(n)	κρᾰτείαις krăteíais	κρᾰτέσῐ / κρᾰτέσῐν krătésĭ(n)
Accusative		κρᾰτῠ́ν krătŭ́n	κρᾰτεῖᾰν krăteîăn	κρᾰτῠ́ krătŭ́		κρᾰτέε krătée	κρᾰτείᾱ krăteíā	κρᾰτέε krătée		κρᾰτεῖς krăteîs	κρᾰτείᾱς krăteíās	κρᾰτέᾰ krătéă
Vocative		κρᾰτῠ́ krătŭ́	κρᾰτεῖᾰ krăteîă	κρᾰτῠ́ krătŭ́		κρᾰτέε krătée	κρᾰτείᾱ krăteíā	κρᾰτέε krătée		κρᾰτεῖς krăteîs	κρᾰτεῖαι krăteîai	κρᾰτέᾰ krătéă
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		κρᾰτέως krătéōs				κρᾰτύτερος / κρείττων krătúteros / kreíttōn				κρᾰτύτατος / κρᾰ́τῐστος krătútatos / krắtĭstos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• καρτερός (karterós), κρατερός (kraterós)

Related terms

• κρᾰ́τος (krắtos)

References

• “κρατύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “κρατύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “κρατύς”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• κρατύς in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• κρατύς in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963