κρείττους | Ancient Greek Analysis with Conjugation Tables

Definition

Stronger, more powerful, or superior; often “better” in quality, status, or advantage (comparative of ἀγαθός). In a neutral sense, “greater” or “more effective.”

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Grammatical Analysis

"κρείττους"

Lemma: κρείττων / κρείσσων

Degree: comparative

Case: nominative or accusative

Number: plural

Gender: masculine or feminine

Declension: 3rd declension (comparative in -ων, -ον; stems κρειττον-/κρεισσον-)

Notes: Form κρείττους is the accusative plural masculine/feminine in -ους (Attic/Ionic contraction/assimilation of -ονας > -ους); nominative plural masculine/feminine may also appear as κρείττους alongside κρείττονες/κρείττονες depending on dialect/orthography.

Related Forms of κρείττων

3 forms discovered

Other inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:

kreitton nominative / accusative, singular, neuter κρείττονα accusative, singular, masculine_or_feminine κρειττονος genitive, singular, masculine/feminine/neuter

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