κρατύς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *krétus, from *kret-.[1]

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

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

  1. (Epic) strong; mighty

Usage notes

  • In Homer, κρᾰτῠ́ς (krătŭ́s) is always an epithet of Hermes.

Declension

Derived terms

  • κρᾰταιῐ̈́ς (krătaiĭ̈́s)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “κράτος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 772:DER > paragraph 2, line 1 > 1. κρατύς

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