καθεστώς

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

κᾰθεστηκώς (kathestēkṓs) of perfect κᾰθέστηκᾰ (kathéstēka)
κᾰθεστακώς (kathestakṓs) of perfect κᾰθέστακᾰ (kathéstaka) (rare)

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ka.tʰes.tɔ̌ːs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ka.tʰesˈtos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ka.θesˈtos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ka.θesˈtos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ka.θesˈtos/

Participle

κᾰθεστώς • (kathestṓs) m (feminine κᾰθεστῶσα, neuter κᾰθεστός); first/second declension

perfect active participle of κᾰθῐ́στημῐ (kathístēmi)

Inflection

First and third declension of κᾰθεστώς; κᾰθεστῶσᾰ; κᾰθεστός (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	κᾰθεστώς kathestṓs	κᾰθεστῶσᾰ kathestôsa	κᾰθεστός kathestós	κᾰθεστῶτε kathestôte	κᾰθεστώσᾱ kathestṓsā	κᾰθεστῶτε kathestôte	κᾰθεστῶτες kathestôtes	κᾰθεστῶσαι kathestôsai	κᾰθεστῶτᾰ kathestôta
Genitive	κᾰθεστῶτος kathestôtos	κᾰθεστώσης kathestṓsēs	κᾰθεστῶτος kathestôtos	κᾰθεστώτοιν kathestṓtoin	κᾰθεστώσαιν kathestṓsain	κᾰθεστώτοιν kathestṓtoin	κᾰθεστώτων kathestṓtōn	κᾰθεστωσῶν kathestōsôn	κᾰθεστώτων kathestṓtōn
Dative	κᾰθεστῶτῐ kathestôti	κᾰθεστώσῃ kathestṓsēi	κᾰθεστῶτῐ kathestôti	κᾰθεστώτοιν kathestṓtoin	κᾰθεστώσαιν kathestṓsain	κᾰθεστώτοιν kathestṓtoin	κᾰθεστῶσῐ / κᾰθεστῶσῐν kathestôsi(n)	κᾰθεστώσαις kathestṓsais	κᾰθεστῶσῐ / κᾰθεστῶσῐν kathestôsi(n)
Accusative	κᾰθεστῶτᾰ kathestôta	κᾰθεστῶσᾰν kathestôsan	κᾰθεστός kathestós	κᾰθεστῶτε kathestôte	κᾰθεστώσᾱ kathestṓsā	κᾰθεστῶτε kathestôte	κᾰθεστῶτας kathestôtas	κᾰθεστώσᾱς kathestṓsās	κᾰθεστῶτᾰ kathestôta
Vocative	κᾰθεστώς kathestṓs	κᾰθεστῶσᾰ kathestôsa	κᾰθεστός kathestós	κᾰθεστῶτε kathestôte	κᾰθεστώσᾱ kathestṓsā	κᾰθεστῶτε kathestôte	κᾰθεστῶτες kathestôtes	κᾰθεστῶσαι kathestôsai	κᾰθεστῶτᾰ kathestôta
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension. Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster -ts. Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster -ts.

Greek

Etymology

Nominalization of Ancient Greek καθεστώς (kathestṓs), passive perfect participle of καθίστημι (kathístēmi).

Noun

καθεστώς • (kathestós) n (plural καθεστώτα)

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	καθεστώς (kathestós)	καθεστώτα (kathestóta)
genitive	καθεστώτος (kathestótos)	καθεστώτων (kathestóton)
accusative	καθεστώς (kathestós)	καθεστώτα (kathestóta)
vocative	καθεστώς (kathestós)	καθεστώτα (kathestóta)

Derived terms

αλλαγή καθεστώτος f (allagí kathestótos, “regime change”)

Related terms

κατεστημένο n (katestiméno, “establishment, status quo”)
κατεστημένος (katestiménos, “established”, participle)

and see: καθιστώ (kathistó, “make, appoint.”)