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Adjective [Ancient Greek]

IPA: /á.ris.tos/, /ˈa.ris.tos/, /ˈa.ris.tos/, /á.ris.tos/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈa.ris.tos/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈa.ris.tos/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈa.ris.tos/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈa.ris.tos/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: Probably from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éristos (“fittest, most fitting, most suitable”), the superlative of *h₂er- (“to fit, be suitable”). Compare ἀραρίσκω (ararískō, “to join, fasten”); also cognate with Hittite [script needed] (arra-, “wash”), Tocharian A yär- (“wash”). Etymology templates: {{root|grc|ine-pro|*h₂er-}}, {{der|grc|ine-pro||*h₂éristos|fittest, most fitting, most suitable}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂éristos (“fittest, most fitting, most suitable”), {{cog|hit|||wash|tr=arra-}} Hittite [script needed] (arra-, “wash”), {{cog|xto|yär-||wash}} Tocharian A yär- (“wash”) Inflection templates: {{grc-adecl|ᾰ̓́ρῐστος|η|deg=super}} Forms: ᾰ̓́ρῐστος [canonical], ắrĭstos [romanization], ᾰ̓ρῐ́στη [feminine], ᾰ̓́ρῐστον [neuter], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], ᾰ̓́ρῐστος [masculine, nominative, singular], ᾰ̓ρῐ́στη [feminine, nominative, singular], ᾰ̓́ρῐστον [neuter, nominative, singular], ᾰ̓ρῐ́στω [dual, masculine, nominative], ᾰ̓ρῐ́στᾱ [dual, feminine, nominative], ᾰ̓ρῐ́στω [dual, neuter, nominative], ᾰ̓́ρῐστοι [masculine, nominative, plural], ᾰ̓́ρῐσται [feminine, nominative, plural], ᾰ̓́ρῐστᾰ [neuter, nominative, plural], ᾰ̓ρῐ́στου [genitive, masculine, singular], ᾰ̓ρῐ́στης [feminine, genitive, singular], ᾰ̓ρῐ́στου [genitive, neuter, singular], ᾰ̓ρῐ́στοιν [dual, genitive, masculine], ᾰ̓ρῐ́σταιν [dual, feminine, genitive], ᾰ̓ρῐ́στοιν [dual, genitive, neuter], ᾰ̓ρῐ́στων [genitive, masculine, plural], ᾰ̓ρῐ́στων [feminine, genitive, plural], ᾰ̓ρῐ́στων [genitive, neuter, plural], ᾰ̓ρῐ́στῳ [dative, masculine, singular], ᾰ̓ρῐ́στῃ [dative, feminine, singular], ᾰ̓ρῐ́στῳ [dative, neuter, singular], ᾰ̓ρῐ́στοιν [dative, dual, masculine], ᾰ̓ρῐ́σταιν [dative, dual, feminine], ᾰ̓ρῐ́στοιν [dative, dual, neuter], ᾰ̓ρῐ́στοις [dative, masculine, plural], ᾰ̓ρῐ́σταις [dative, feminine, plural], ᾰ̓ρῐ́στοις [dative, neuter, plural], ᾰ̓́ρῐστον [accusative, masculine, singular], ᾰ̓ρῐ́στην [accusative, feminine, singular], ᾰ̓́ρῐστον [accusative, neuter, singular], ᾰ̓ρῐ́στω [accusative, dual, masculine], ᾰ̓ρῐ́στᾱ [accusative, dual, feminine], ᾰ̓ρῐ́στω [accusative, dual, neuter], ᾰ̓ρῐ́στους [accusative, masculine, plural], ᾰ̓ρῐ́στᾱς [accusative, feminine, plural], ᾰ̓́ρῐστᾰ [accusative, neuter, plural], ᾰ̓́ρῐστε [masculine, singular, vocative], ᾰ̓ρῐ́στη [feminine, singular, vocative], ᾰ̓́ρῐστον [neuter, singular, vocative], ᾰ̓ρῐ́στω [dual, masculine, vocative], ᾰ̓ρῐ́στᾱ [dual, feminine, vocative], ᾰ̓ρῐ́στω [dual, neuter, vocative], ᾰ̓́ρῐστοι [masculine, plural, vocative], ᾰ̓́ρῐσται [feminine, plural, vocative], ᾰ̓́ρῐστᾰ [neuter, plural, vocative], ᾰ̓́ρῐστᾰ [adverbial, feminine, masculine, neuter], - [comparative, feminine, masculine, neuter], - [feminine, masculine, neuter, superlative]
  1. superlative degree of ᾰ̓γᾰθός (ăgăthós): best Tags: form-of, superlative Form of: ᾰ̓γᾰθός (extra: (ăgăthós): best)
    Sense id: en-ἄριστος-grc-adj-NTiOHFno Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Derived forms: Ἀρισταίνετος (Aristaínetos), Ἀρισταῖος (Aristaîos), Ἀρίσταιχμος (Arístaikhmos), Ἀρίστανδρος (Arístandros), Ἀρίσταρχος (Arístarkhos), Ἀριστεύς (Aristeús), ᾰ̓ρῐστεύς (ărĭsteús), ἀριστεύω (aristeúō), Ἀριστόβουλος (Aristóboulos), Ἀριστογένης (Aristogénēs), Ἀριστόδημος (Aristódēmos), Ἀριστοκλῆς (Aristoklês), Ἀριστόμαχος (Aristómakhos), Ἀριστόνοος (Aristónoos), Ἀριστόξενος (Aristóxenos), Ἀριστοτέλης (Aristotélēs), Ᾰ̓ρῐστότῑμος (Ărĭstótīmos), Ἀριστοφάνης (Aristophánēs), Ἀριστώνυμος (Aristṓnumos), ὤριστος (ṓristos)

Inflected forms

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      "expansion": "",
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        "3": "",
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      "name": "der"
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        "2": "",
        "3": "",
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      "name": "cog"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xto",
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        "3": "",
        "4": "wash"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
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    },
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    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓ρῐ́στη",
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        "plural"
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓́ρῐστᾰ",
      "roman": "ắrĭstă",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓ρῐ́στου",
      "roman": "ărĭ́stou",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓ρῐ́στης",
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        "genitive"
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      "roman": "ărĭ́stoin",
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    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓ρῐ́στων",
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        "masculine",
        "singular"
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        "dative",
        "feminine",
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        "neuter",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
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        "masculine"
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        "neuter"
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        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓ρῐ́σταις",
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        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓ρῐ́στοις",
      "roman": "ărĭ́stois",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓́ρῐστον",
      "roman": "ắrĭston",
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      "tags": [
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        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓ρῐ́στην",
      "roman": "ărĭ́stēn",
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        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓́ρῐστον",
      "roman": "ắrĭston",
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      "tags": [
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        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓ρῐ́στω",
      "roman": "ărĭ́stō",
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        "dual",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓ρῐ́στᾱ",
      "roman": "ărĭ́stā",
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        "dual",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓ρῐ́στω",
      "roman": "ărĭ́stō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓ρῐ́στους",
      "roman": "ărĭ́stous",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓ρῐ́στᾱς",
      "roman": "ărĭ́stās",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓́ρῐστᾰ",
      "roman": "ắrĭstă",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓́ρῐστε",
      "roman": "ắrĭste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓ρῐ́στη",
      "roman": "ărĭ́stē",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓́ρῐστον",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓ρῐ́στω",
      "roman": "ărĭ́stō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "masculine",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓ρῐ́στᾱ",
      "roman": "ărĭ́stā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "feminine",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓ρῐ́στω",
      "roman": "ărĭ́stō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "neuter",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓́ρῐστοι",
      "roman": "ắrĭstoi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓́ρῐσται",
      "roman": "ắrĭstai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓́ρῐστᾰ",
      "roman": "ắrĭstă",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓́ρῐστᾰ",
      "roman": "ắrĭstă",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ᾰ̓́ρῐστος",
        "2": "η",
        "deg": "super"
      },
      "name": "grc-adecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "adj",
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      "derived": [
        {
          "roman": "Aristaínetos",
          "word": "Ἀρισταίνετος"
        },
        {
          "roman": "Aristaîos",
          "word": "Ἀρισταῖος"
        },
        {
          "roman": "Arístaikhmos",
          "word": "Ἀρίσταιχμος"
        },
        {
          "roman": "Arístandros",
          "word": "Ἀρίστανδρος"
        },
        {
          "roman": "Arístarkhos",
          "word": "Ἀρίσταρχος"
        },
        {
          "roman": "Aristeús",
          "word": "Ἀριστεύς"
        },
        {
          "roman": "ărĭsteús",
          "word": "ᾰ̓ρῐστεύς"
        },
        {
          "roman": "aristeúō",
          "word": "ἀριστεύω"
        },
        {
          "roman": "Aristóboulos",
          "word": "Ἀριστόβουλος"
        },
        {
          "roman": "Aristogénēs",
          "word": "Ἀριστογένης"
        },
        {
          "roman": "Aristódēmos",
          "word": "Ἀριστόδημος"
        },
        {
          "roman": "Aristoklês",
          "word": "Ἀριστοκλῆς"
        },
        {
          "roman": "Aristómakhos",
          "word": "Ἀριστόμαχος"
        },
        {
          "roman": "Aristónoos",
          "word": "Ἀριστόνοος"
        },
        {
          "roman": "Aristóxenos",
          "word": "Ἀριστόξενος"
        },
        {
          "roman": "Aristotélēs",
          "word": "Ἀριστοτέλης"
        },
        {
          "roman": "Ărĭstótīmos",
          "word": "Ᾰ̓ρῐστότῑμος"
        },
        {
          "roman": "Aristophánēs",
          "word": "Ἀριστοφάνης"
        },
        {
          "roman": "Aristṓnumos",
          "word": "Ἀριστώνυμος"
        },
        {
          "roman": "ṓristos",
          "word": "ὤριστος"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "extra": "(ăgăthós): best",
          "word": "ᾰ̓γᾰθός"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "superlative degree of ᾰ̓γᾰθός (ăgăthós): best"
      ],
      "id": "en-ἄριστος-grc-adj-NTiOHFno",
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          "ᾰ̓γᾰθός",
          "ἀγαθός#Ancient_Greek"
        ],
        [
          "best",
          "best"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/á.ris.tos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈa.ris.tos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈa.ris.tos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/á.ris.tos/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈa.ris.tos/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈa.ris.tos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈa.ris.tos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈa.ris.tos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ἄριστος"
}
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    {
      "roman": "Aristaínetos",
      "word": "Ἀρισταίνετος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Aristaîos",
      "word": "Ἀρισταῖος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Arístaikhmos",
      "word": "Ἀρίσταιχμος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Arístandros",
      "word": "Ἀρίστανδρος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Arístarkhos",
      "word": "Ἀρίσταρχος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Aristeús",
      "word": "Ἀριστεύς"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ărĭsteús",
      "word": "ᾰ̓ρῐστεύς"
    },
    {
      "roman": "aristeúō",
      "word": "ἀριστεύω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Aristóboulos",
      "word": "Ἀριστόβουλος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Aristogénēs",
      "word": "Ἀριστογένης"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Aristódēmos",
      "word": "Ἀριστόδημος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Aristoklês",
      "word": "Ἀριστοκλῆς"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Aristómakhos",
      "word": "Ἀριστόμαχος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Aristónoos",
      "word": "Ἀριστόνοος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Aristóxenos",
      "word": "Ἀριστόξενος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Aristotélēs",
      "word": "Ἀριστοτέλης"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Ărĭstótīmos",
      "word": "Ᾰ̓ρῐστότῑμος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Aristophánēs",
      "word": "Ἀριστοφάνης"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Aristṓnumos",
      "word": "Ἀριστώνυμος"
    },
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      "roman": "ṓristos",
      "word": "ὤριστος"
    }
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      "name": "root"
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        "2": "ine-pro",
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        "4": "*h₂éristos",
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    },
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        "2": "",
        "3": "",
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        "1": "xto",
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        "3": "",
        "4": "wash"
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    }
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        "canonical"
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      "tags": [
        "romanization"
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      "form": "ᾰ̓ρῐ́στη",
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        "neuter"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
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        "inflection-template"
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      "form": "First and second declension",
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      "tags": [
        "class"
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      "form": "ᾰ̓́ρῐστος",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "ᾰ̓ρῐ́στη",
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      "form": "ᾰ̓́ρῐστον",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓ρῐ́στω",
      "roman": "ărĭ́stō",
      "source": "declension",
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        "masculine",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓ρῐ́στᾱ",
      "roman": "ărĭ́stā",
      "source": "declension",
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        "feminine",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓ρῐ́στω",
      "roman": "ărĭ́stō",
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        "neuter",
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      "form": "ᾰ̓́ρῐστοι",
      "roman": "ắrĭstoi",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ᾰ̓́ρῐσται",
      "roman": "ắrĭstai",
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        "plural"
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      "form": "ᾰ̓́ρῐστᾰ",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓ρῐ́στου",
      "roman": "ărĭ́stou",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓ρῐ́στης",
      "roman": "ărĭ́stēs",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓ρῐ́στου",
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        "neuter",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓ρῐ́στοιν",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓ρῐ́σταιν",
      "roman": "ărĭ́stain",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dual",
        "feminine",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓ρῐ́στοιν",
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        "genitive",
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    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓ρῐ́στων",
      "roman": "ărĭ́stōn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓ρῐ́στων",
      "roman": "ărĭ́stōn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓ρῐ́στων",
      "roman": "ărĭ́stōn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓ρῐ́στῳ",
      "roman": "ărĭ́stōi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓ρῐ́στῃ",
      "roman": "ărĭ́stēi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓ρῐ́στῳ",
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        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓ρῐ́στοιν",
      "roman": "ărĭ́stoin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓ρῐ́σταιν",
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        "dative",
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        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ᾰ̓ρῐ́στοιν",
      "roman": "ărĭ́stoin",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dual",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓ρῐ́στοις",
      "roman": "ărĭ́stois",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓ρῐ́σταις",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓ρῐ́στοις",
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        "plural"
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        "masculine",
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    },
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      "form": "ᾰ̓ρῐ́στην",
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        "accusative",
        "feminine",
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    },
    {
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓ρῐ́στᾱ",
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        "dual",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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        "dual",
        "neuter"
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    },
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      "form": "ᾰ̓ρῐ́στους",
      "roman": "ărĭ́stous",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓ρῐ́στᾱς",
      "roman": "ărĭ́stās",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓́ρῐστᾰ",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓́ρῐστε",
      "roman": "ắrĭste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓ρῐ́στη",
      "roman": "ărĭ́stē",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓́ρῐστον",
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ᾰ̓ρῐ́στω",
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      ]
    },
    {
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        "vocative"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓ρῐ́στω",
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        "neuter",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓́ρῐστοι",
      "roman": "ắrĭstoi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓́ρῐσται",
      "roman": "ắrĭstai",
      "source": "declension",
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        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓́ρῐστᾰ",
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        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓́ρῐστᾰ",
      "roman": "ắrĭstă",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "ᾰ̓́ρῐστος",
        "2": "η",
        "deg": "super"
      },
      "name": "grc-adecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ancient Greek 3-syllable words",
        "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
        "Ancient Greek non-lemma forms",
        "Ancient Greek proparoxytone terms",
        "Ancient Greek superlative adjectives",
        "Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Ancient Greek terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂er-",
        "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Requests for native script for Hittite terms"
      ],
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        {
          "extra": "(ăgăthós): best",
          "word": "ᾰ̓γᾰθός"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "superlative degree of ᾰ̓γᾰθός (ăgăthós): best"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ᾰ̓γᾰθός",
          "ἀγαθός#Ancient_Greek"
        ],
        [
          "best",
          "best"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/á.ris.tos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈa.ris.tos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈa.ris.tos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/á.ris.tos/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈa.ris.tos/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈa.ris.tos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈa.ris.tos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈa.ris.tos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ἄριστος"
}

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  "path": [
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  "section": "Ancient Greek",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "ἄριστος",
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