ἐρατός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ἔραμαι (éramai, “I love”) +‎ -τος (-tos).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /e.ra.tós/ → /e.raˈtos/ → /e.raˈtos/

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

Adjective

ἐρατός • (eratós) m (feminine ἐρᾰτή, neuter ἐρᾰτόν); first/second declension

1. beloved
2. lovely

Declension

First and second declension of ἐρᾰτός; ἐρᾰτή; ἐρᾰτόν (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἐρᾰτός erătós	ἐρᾰτή erătḗ	ἐρᾰτόν erătón		ἐρᾰτώ erătṓ	ἐρᾰτᾱ́ erătā́	ἐρᾰτώ erătṓ		ἐρᾰτοί erătoí	ἐρᾰταί erătaí	ἐρᾰτᾰ́ erătắ
Genitive		ἐρᾰτοῦ erătoû	ἐρᾰτῆς erătês	ἐρᾰτοῦ erătoû		ἐρᾰτοῖν erătoîn	ἐρᾰταῖν erătaîn	ἐρᾰτοῖν erătoîn		ἐρᾰτῶν erătôn	ἐρᾰτῶν erătôn	ἐρᾰτῶν erătôn
Dative		ἐρᾰτῷ erătôi	ἐρᾰτῇ erătêi	ἐρᾰτῷ erătôi		ἐρᾰτοῖν erătoîn	ἐρᾰταῖν erătaîn	ἐρᾰτοῖν erătoîn		ἐρᾰτοῖς erătoîs	ἐρᾰταῖς erătaîs	ἐρᾰτοῖς erătoîs
Accusative		ἐρᾰτόν erătón	ἐρᾰτήν erătḗn	ἐρᾰτόν erătón		ἐρᾰτώ erătṓ	ἐρᾰτᾱ́ erătā́	ἐρᾰτώ erătṓ		ἐρᾰτούς erătoús	ἐρᾰτᾱ́ς erătā́s	ἐρᾰτᾰ́ erătắ
Vocative		ἐρᾰτέ erăté	ἐρᾰτή erătḗ	ἐρᾰτόν erătón		ἐρᾰτώ erătṓ	ἐρᾰτᾱ́ erătā́	ἐρᾰτώ erătṓ		ἐρᾰτοί erătoí	ἐρᾰταί erătaí	ἐρᾰτᾰ́ erătắ
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		ἐρᾰτῶς erătôs				ἐρᾰτώτερος erătṓteros				ἐρᾰτώτᾰτος erătṓtătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• Ἐρατώ (Eratṓ)

References

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