καθεστώς

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

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

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ka.tʰes.tɔ̌ːs/ → /ka.θesˈtos/ → /ka.θesˈtos/

• (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

1. 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)

1. regime
2. status quo

Declension

Declension of καθεστώς

	singular	plural
nominative	καθεστώς •	καθεστώτα •
genitive	καθεστώτος •	καθεστώτων •
accusative	καθεστώς •	καθεστώτα •
vocative	καθεστώς •	καθεστώτα •

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.”)