"κακός" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Adjective

IPA: /ka.kós/, /kaˈkos/, /kaˈkos/, /ka.kós/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /kaˈkos/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /kaˈkos/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /kaˈkos/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /kaˈkos/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: The origin is unknown, possibly connected with Proto-Indo-European root *kakka- (“to defecate”). Compare κακκάω (kakkáō). Also compare Phrygian κακον (kakon, “harm”) and Albanian keq (“bad”). Alternatively, of Pre-Greek origin, according to Beekes. Etymology templates: {{unk|grc|title=unknown}} unknown, {{der|grc|ine-pro|-}} Proto-Indo-European, {{m|ine-pro|*kakka-||to defecate}} *kakka- (“to defecate”), {{m|grc|κακκάω}} κακκάω (kakkáō), {{cog|xpg|κακον||harm}} Phrygian κακον (kakon, “harm”), {{m+|sq|keq||bad}} Albanian keq (“bad”), {{der|grc|qsb-grc|-}} Pre-Greek Inflection templates: {{grc-adecl|κᾰκός|κᾰκή|comp=κᾰκώτερος, κᾰκῑότερος, κᾰκῐ́ων (Epic), κᾰκῑ́ων (Tragic), χείρων, ἥσσων|super=κᾰ́κῐστος, χείρῐστος, ἥκῐστος}} Forms: κᾰκός [canonical], kakós [romanization], κᾰκή [feminine], κᾰκόν [neuter], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], κᾰκός [masculine, nominative, singular], κᾰκή [feminine, nominative, singular], κᾰκόν [neuter, nominative, singular], κᾰκώ [dual, masculine, nominative], κᾰκᾱ́ [dual, feminine, nominative], κᾰκώ [dual, neuter, nominative], κᾰκοί [masculine, nominative, plural], κᾰκαί [feminine, nominative, plural], κᾰκᾰ́ [neuter, nominative, plural], κᾰκοῦ [genitive, masculine, singular], κᾰκῆς [feminine, genitive, singular], κᾰκοῦ [genitive, neuter, singular], κᾰκοῖν [dual, genitive, masculine], κᾰκαῖν [dual, feminine, genitive], κᾰκοῖν [dual, genitive, neuter], κᾰκῶν [genitive, masculine, plural], κᾰκῶν [feminine, genitive, plural], κᾰκῶν [genitive, neuter, plural], κᾰκῷ [dative, masculine, singular], κᾰκῇ [dative, feminine, singular], κᾰκῷ [dative, neuter, singular], κᾰκοῖν [dative, dual, masculine], κᾰκαῖν [dative, dual, feminine], κᾰκοῖν [dative, dual, neuter], κᾰκοῖς [dative, masculine, plural], κᾰκαῖς [dative, feminine, plural], κᾰκοῖς [dative, neuter, plural], κᾰκόν [accusative, masculine, singular], κᾰκήν [accusative, feminine, singular], κᾰκόν [accusative, neuter, singular], κᾰκώ [accusative, dual, masculine], κᾰκᾱ́ [accusative, dual, feminine], κᾰκώ [accusative, dual, neuter], κᾰκούς [accusative, masculine, plural], κᾰκᾱ́ς [accusative, feminine, plural], κᾰκᾰ́ [accusative, neuter, plural], κᾰκέ [masculine, singular, vocative], κᾰκή [feminine, singular, vocative], κᾰκόν [neuter, singular, vocative], κᾰκώ [dual, masculine, vocative], κᾰκᾱ́ [dual, feminine, vocative], κᾰκώ [dual, neuter, vocative], κᾰκοί [masculine, plural, vocative], κᾰκαί [feminine, plural, vocative], κᾰκᾰ́ [neuter, plural, vocative], κᾰκῶς [adverbial, feminine, masculine, neuter], κᾰκώτερος [comparative, feminine, masculine, neuter], κᾰκῑότερος [comparative, feminine, masculine, neuter], κᾰκῐ́ων [Epic, comparative, feminine, masculine, neuter], κᾰκῑ́ων [comparative, feminine, masculine, neuter], χείρων [comparative, feminine, masculine, neuter], ἥσσων [comparative, feminine, masculine, neuter], kakṓteros [comparative, feminine, masculine, neuter], kakīóteros [comparative, feminine, masculine, neuter], kakíōn [Epic, comparative, feminine, masculine, neuter], kakī́ōn (Tragic) [comparative, feminine, masculine, neuter], kheírōn [comparative, feminine, masculine, neuter], hḗssōn [comparative, feminine, masculine, neuter], κᾰ́κῐστος [feminine, masculine, neuter, superlative], χείρῐστος [feminine, masculine, neuter, superlative], ἥκῐστος [feminine, masculine, neuter, superlative]
  1. As a measure of quality: bad, worthless, useless Categories (topical): Ethics
    Sense id: en-κακός-grc-adj-tc7Hk6uJ Disambiguation of Ethics: 33 36 31 0
  2. As a measure of appearance: ugly, hideous Categories (topical): Ethics
    Sense id: en-κακός-grc-adj-nszSMi6E Disambiguation of Ethics: 33 36 31 0
  3. Of circumstances: injurious, wretched, unhappy Categories (topical): Ethics
    Sense id: en-κακός-grc-adj-lKr39Vuz Disambiguation of Ethics: 33 36 31 0 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 29 15 50 6 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes: 33 15 45 6
  4. As a measure of character: low, mean, vile, evil
    Sense id: en-κακός-grc-adj-Ws4Xog9u
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: κάκιστος (kákistos), κᾰ́κη (kákē), κᾰκηγορέω (kakēgoréō), κᾰκήγορος (kakḗgoros), κᾰκηγορῐ́ᾱ (kakēgoríā), κᾰκοβουλῐ́ᾱ (kakoboulíā), κᾰκόβῐος (kakóbios), κᾰκοδαιμονῐ́ᾱ (kakodaimoníā), κᾰκοδαίμων (kakodaímōn), κᾰκόδοξος (kakódoxos), κᾰκοδοξῐ́ᾱ (kakodoxíā), κᾰκόζηλος (kakózēlos), κᾰκοήθειᾰ (kakoḗtheia), κᾰκοήθης (kakoḗthēs), κᾰκόθῡμος (kakóthūmos), κᾰκολογέω (kakologéō), κᾰκόλογος (kakólogos), κᾰκομήχᾰνος (kakomḗkhanos), κᾰκόνοιᾰ (kakónoia), κᾰκόνους (kakónous), κᾰκοποιέω (kakopoiéō), κᾰκοποιός (kakopoiós), κᾰκοπολῑτείᾱ (kakopolīteíā), κᾰκοπρᾱγέω (kakoprāgéō), κᾰκοπρᾱ́γμων (kakoprā́gmōn), κᾰκοπρᾱγῐ́ᾱ (kakoprāgíā), κᾰκοπᾰ́θειᾰ (kakopátheia), κᾰκοπᾰθέω (kakopathéō), κᾰκοπᾰθής (kakopathḗs), κᾰκόπᾰθος (kakópathos), κᾰ́κοσμος (kákosmos), κᾰκοστόμᾰχος (kakostómakhos), κᾰκόσῑτος (kakósītos), κᾰ́κοτεχνέω (kákotekhnéō), κᾰκότεχνος (kakótekhnos), κᾰκοτεχνῐ́ᾱ (kakotekhníā), κᾰκότης (kakótēs), κᾰκότροπος (kakótropos), κᾰκοτροπῐ́ᾱ (kakotropíā), κᾰκοτυχέω (kakotukhéō), κᾰκοτυχής (kakotukhḗs), κᾰκουργέω (kakourgéō), κᾰκούργημα (kakoúrgēma), κᾰκοῦργος (kakoûrgos), κᾰκουργῐ́ᾱ (kakourgíā), κᾰκουχέω (kakoukhéō), κᾰκόφρων (kakóphrōn), κᾰκοφρᾰδής (kakophradḗs), κᾰκόφωνος (kakóphōnos), κᾰκόω (kakóō), κᾰ́κωσῐς (kákōsis), κᾰκῐ́ζω (kakízō), κᾰκῐ́ᾱ (kakíā), κᾰχέκτης (kakhéktēs), μνησῐκᾰκέω (mnēsikakéō), μνησῐ́κᾰκος (mnēsíkakos), μνησῐκᾰκῐ́ᾱ (mnēsikakíā), περῐκᾰκέω (perikakéō), περῐκᾰ́κησῐς (perikákēsis), πᾰ́γκᾰκος (pánkakos), συγκᾰκοπαθέω (sunkakopathéō), συγκᾰκουργέω (sunkakourgéō), τρῐσκᾰκοδαίμων (triskakodaímōn)

Inflected forms

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      "word": "κᾰκόδοξος"
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      "word": "κᾰκοήθης"
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    {
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      "word": "κᾰκόνοιᾰ"
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    {
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      "word": "κᾰκόνους"
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      "roman": "kakopoiéō",
      "word": "κᾰκοποιέω"
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      "word": "κᾰκοποιός"
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      "word": "κᾰκοπολῑτείᾱ"
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      "word": "κᾰκοπρᾱγέω"
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      "word": "κᾰκοπρᾱ́γμων"
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      "word": "κᾰκοπᾰ́θειᾰ"
    },
    {
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      "roman": "kakopathéō",
      "word": "κᾰκοπᾰθέω"
    },
    {
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    },
    {
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      "word": "κᾰκόπᾰθος"
    },
    {
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      "word": "κᾰ́κοσμος"
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      "roman": "kakostómakhos",
      "word": "κᾰκοστόμᾰχος"
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    {
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      "roman": "kakósītos",
      "word": "κᾰκόσῑτος"
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      "word": "κᾰ́κοτεχνέω"
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      "word": "κᾰκότεχνος"
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    {
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      "roman": "kakótēs",
      "word": "κᾰκότης"
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      "word": "κᾰκότροπος"
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      "roman": "kakotropíā",
      "word": "κᾰκοτροπῐ́ᾱ"
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      "roman": "kakotukhéō",
      "word": "κᾰκοτυχέω"
    },
    {
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      "roman": "kakotukhḗs",
      "word": "κᾰκοτυχής"
    },
    {
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      "roman": "kakourgéō",
      "word": "κᾰκουργέω"
    },
    {
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      "roman": "kakoúrgēma",
      "word": "κᾰκούργημα"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kakoûrgos",
      "word": "κᾰκοῦργος"
    },
    {
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      "roman": "kakourgíā",
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    {
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      "roman": "kakoukhéō",
      "word": "κᾰκουχέω"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kakóphrōn",
      "word": "κᾰκόφρων"
    },
    {
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      "roman": "kakophradḗs",
      "word": "κᾰκοφρᾰδής"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kakóphōnos",
      "word": "κᾰκόφωνος"
    },
    {
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      "roman": "kakóō",
      "word": "κᾰκόω"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kákōsis",
      "word": "κᾰ́κωσῐς"
    },
    {
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      "roman": "kakízō",
      "word": "κᾰκῐ́ζω"
    },
    {
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      "roman": "kakíā",
      "word": "κᾰκῐ́ᾱ"
    },
    {
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      "roman": "kakhéktēs",
      "word": "κᾰχέκτης"
    },
    {
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      "roman": "mnēsikakéō",
      "word": "μνησῐκᾰκέω"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "mnēsíkakos",
      "word": "μνησῐ́κᾰκος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "mnēsikakíā",
      "word": "μνησῐκᾰκῐ́ᾱ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "perikakéō",
      "word": "περῐκᾰκέω"
    },
    {
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      "roman": "perikákēsis",
      "word": "περῐκᾰ́κησῐς"
    },
    {
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      "roman": "pánkakos",
      "word": "πᾰ́γκᾰκος"
    },
    {
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      "roman": "sunkakopathéō",
      "word": "συγκᾰκοπαθέω"
    },
    {
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      "roman": "sunkakourgéō",
      "word": "συγκᾰκουργέω"
    },
    {
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      "roman": "triskakodaímōn",
      "word": "τρῐσκᾰκοδαίμων"
    }
  ],
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      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "κακός"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: κακός (kakós)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: κακός (kakós)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "grk-mar",
            "2": "како́с"
          },
          "expansion": "Mariupol Greek: како́с (kakós)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Mariupol Greek: како́с (kakós)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "title": "unknown"
      },
      "expansion": "unknown",
      "name": "unk"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ine-pro",
        "2": "*kakka-",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to defecate"
      },
      "expansion": "*kakka- (“to defecate”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "κακκάω"
      },
      "expansion": "κακκάω (kakkáō)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xpg",
        "2": "κακον",
        "3": "",
        "4": "harm"
      },
      "expansion": "Phrygian κακον (kakon, “harm”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sq",
        "2": "keq",
        "3": "",
        "4": "bad"
      },
      "expansion": "Albanian keq (“bad”)",
      "name": "m+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "qsb-grc",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Pre-Greek",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "The origin is unknown, possibly connected with Proto-Indo-European root *kakka- (“to defecate”). Compare κακκάω (kakkáō). Also compare Phrygian κακον (kakon, “harm”) and Albanian keq (“bad”). Alternatively, of Pre-Greek origin, according to Beekes.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "κᾰκός",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kakós",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκή",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκόν",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-2",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-adecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "First and second declension",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκός",
      "roman": "kakós",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκή",
      "roman": "kakḗ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκόν",
      "roman": "kakón",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκώ",
      "roman": "kakṓ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "masculine",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκᾱ́",
      "roman": "kakā́",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "feminine",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκώ",
      "roman": "kakṓ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "neuter",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκοί",
      "roman": "kakoí",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκαί",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκοῦ",
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        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "κᾰκῆς",
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        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκοῦ",
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        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκοῖν",
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        "genitive",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "feminine",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκοῖν",
      "roman": "kakoîn",
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        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκῶν",
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        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκῶν",
      "roman": "kakôn",
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        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκῶν",
      "roman": "kakôn",
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        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκῷ",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκῇ",
      "roman": "kakêi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκῷ",
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      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκοῖν",
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        "dual",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκαῖν",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "dual",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκοῖν",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκοῖς",
      "roman": "kakoîs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκαῖς",
      "roman": "kakaîs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκοῖς",
      "roman": "kakoîs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκόν",
      "roman": "kakón",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκήν",
      "roman": "kakḗn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκόν",
      "roman": "kakón",
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      "tags": [
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        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκώ",
      "roman": "kakṓ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "dual",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκᾱ́",
      "roman": "kakā́",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "dual",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκώ",
      "roman": "kakṓ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "dual",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκούς",
      "roman": "kakoús",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκᾱ́ς",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκᾰ́",
      "roman": "kaká",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκέ",
      "roman": "kaké",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκή",
      "roman": "kakḗ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκόν",
      "roman": "kakón",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκώ",
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      "tags": [
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        "masculine",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκᾱ́",
      "roman": "kakā́",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "feminine",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκώ",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "neuter",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκᾰ́",
      "roman": "kaká",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκῶς",
      "roman": "kakôs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκώτερος",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκῑότερος",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκῐ́ων",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκῑ́ων",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
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      "form": "χείρων",
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      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἥσσων",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kakṓteros",
      "source": "declension",
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        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
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      "form": "kakīóteros",
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      "tags": [
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        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kakíōn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
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    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "kheírōn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hḗssōn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰ́κῐστος",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χείρῐστος",
      "roman": "kheíristos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἥκῐστος",
      "roman": "hḗkistos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "superlative"
      ]
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  "pos": "adj",
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          "kind": "topical",
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      "ipa": "/ka.kós/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/kaˈkos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kaˈkos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ka.kós/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kaˈkos/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kaˈkos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kaˈkos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kaˈkos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
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}
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    "Ancient Greek adjectives",
    "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
    "Ancient Greek oxytone terms",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from a Pre-Greek substrate",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes",
    "Ancient Greek terms with unknown etymologies",
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  ],
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      "roman": "kákistos",
      "word": "κάκιστος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kákē",
      "word": "κᾰ́κη"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kakēgoréō",
      "word": "κᾰκηγορέω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kakḗgoros",
      "word": "κᾰκήγορος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kakēgoríā",
      "word": "κᾰκηγορῐ́ᾱ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kakoboulíā",
      "word": "κᾰκοβουλῐ́ᾱ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kakóbios",
      "word": "κᾰκόβῐος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kakodaimoníā",
      "word": "κᾰκοδαιμονῐ́ᾱ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kakodaímōn",
      "word": "κᾰκοδαίμων"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kakódoxos",
      "word": "κᾰκόδοξος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kakodoxíā",
      "word": "κᾰκοδοξῐ́ᾱ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kakózēlos",
      "word": "κᾰκόζηλος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kakoḗtheia",
      "word": "κᾰκοήθειᾰ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kakoḗthēs",
      "word": "κᾰκοήθης"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kakóthūmos",
      "word": "κᾰκόθῡμος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kakologéō",
      "word": "κᾰκολογέω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kakólogos",
      "word": "κᾰκόλογος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kakomḗkhanos",
      "word": "κᾰκομήχᾰνος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kakónoia",
      "word": "κᾰκόνοιᾰ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kakónous",
      "word": "κᾰκόνους"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kakopoiéō",
      "word": "κᾰκοποιέω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kakopoiós",
      "word": "κᾰκοποιός"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kakopolīteíā",
      "word": "κᾰκοπολῑτείᾱ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kakoprāgéō",
      "word": "κᾰκοπρᾱγέω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kakoprā́gmōn",
      "word": "κᾰκοπρᾱ́γμων"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kakoprāgíā",
      "word": "κᾰκοπρᾱγῐ́ᾱ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kakopátheia",
      "word": "κᾰκοπᾰ́θειᾰ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kakopathéō",
      "word": "κᾰκοπᾰθέω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kakopathḗs",
      "word": "κᾰκοπᾰθής"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kakópathos",
      "word": "κᾰκόπᾰθος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kákosmos",
      "word": "κᾰ́κοσμος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kakostómakhos",
      "word": "κᾰκοστόμᾰχος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kakósītos",
      "word": "κᾰκόσῑτος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kákotekhnéō",
      "word": "κᾰ́κοτεχνέω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kakótekhnos",
      "word": "κᾰκότεχνος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kakotekhníā",
      "word": "κᾰκοτεχνῐ́ᾱ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kakótēs",
      "word": "κᾰκότης"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kakótropos",
      "word": "κᾰκότροπος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kakotropíā",
      "word": "κᾰκοτροπῐ́ᾱ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kakotukhéō",
      "word": "κᾰκοτυχέω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kakotukhḗs",
      "word": "κᾰκοτυχής"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kakourgéō",
      "word": "κᾰκουργέω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kakoúrgēma",
      "word": "κᾰκούργημα"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kakoûrgos",
      "word": "κᾰκοῦργος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kakourgíā",
      "word": "κᾰκουργῐ́ᾱ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kakoukhéō",
      "word": "κᾰκουχέω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kakóphrōn",
      "word": "κᾰκόφρων"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kakophradḗs",
      "word": "κᾰκοφρᾰδής"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kakóphōnos",
      "word": "κᾰκόφωνος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kakóō",
      "word": "κᾰκόω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kákōsis",
      "word": "κᾰ́κωσῐς"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kakízō",
      "word": "κᾰκῐ́ζω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kakíā",
      "word": "κᾰκῐ́ᾱ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kakhéktēs",
      "word": "κᾰχέκτης"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mnēsikakéō",
      "word": "μνησῐκᾰκέω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mnēsíkakos",
      "word": "μνησῐ́κᾰκος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mnēsikakíā",
      "word": "μνησῐκᾰκῐ́ᾱ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "perikakéō",
      "word": "περῐκᾰκέω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "perikákēsis",
      "word": "περῐκᾰ́κησῐς"
    },
    {
      "roman": "pánkakos",
      "word": "πᾰ́γκᾰκος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "sunkakopathéō",
      "word": "συγκᾰκοπαθέω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "sunkakourgéō",
      "word": "συγκᾰκουργέω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "triskakodaímōn",
      "word": "τρῐσκᾰκοδαίμων"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "κακός"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: κακός (kakós)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: κακός (kakós)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "grk-mar",
            "2": "како́с"
          },
          "expansion": "Mariupol Greek: како́с (kakós)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Mariupol Greek: како́с (kakós)"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "title": "unknown"
      },
      "expansion": "unknown",
      "name": "unk"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "-"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ine-pro",
        "2": "*kakka-",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to defecate"
      },
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      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
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      },
      "expansion": "κακκάω (kakkáō)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xpg",
        "2": "κακον",
        "3": "",
        "4": "harm"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sq",
        "2": "keq",
        "3": "",
        "4": "bad"
      },
      "expansion": "Albanian keq (“bad”)",
      "name": "m+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "qsb-grc",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Pre-Greek",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "The origin is unknown, possibly connected with Proto-Indo-European root *kakka- (“to defecate”). Compare κακκάω (kakkáō). Also compare Phrygian κακον (kakon, “harm”) and Albanian keq (“bad”). Alternatively, of Pre-Greek origin, according to Beekes.",
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        "canonical"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "kakós",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "κᾰκή",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκόν",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-2",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-adecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "First and second declension",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκός",
      "roman": "kakós",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκή",
      "roman": "kakḗ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκόν",
      "roman": "kakón",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκώ",
      "roman": "kakṓ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "masculine",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκᾱ́",
      "roman": "kakā́",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "feminine",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκώ",
      "roman": "kakṓ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "neuter",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκοί",
      "roman": "kakoí",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκαί",
      "roman": "kakaí",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκᾰ́",
      "roman": "kaká",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκοῦ",
      "roman": "kakoû",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκῆς",
      "roman": "kakês",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκοῦ",
      "roman": "kakoû",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκοῖν",
      "roman": "kakoîn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκαῖν",
      "roman": "kakaîn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "feminine",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκοῖν",
      "roman": "kakoîn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκῶν",
      "roman": "kakôn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκῶν",
      "roman": "kakôn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκῶν",
      "roman": "kakôn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκῷ",
      "roman": "kakôi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκῇ",
      "roman": "kakêi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκῷ",
      "roman": "kakôi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκοῖν",
      "roman": "kakoîn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκαῖν",
      "roman": "kakaîn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκοῖν",
      "roman": "kakoîn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκοῖς",
      "roman": "kakoîs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκαῖς",
      "roman": "kakaîs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκοῖς",
      "roman": "kakoîs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκόν",
      "roman": "kakón",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκήν",
      "roman": "kakḗn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκόν",
      "roman": "kakón",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκώ",
      "roman": "kakṓ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκᾱ́",
      "roman": "kakā́",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκώ",
      "roman": "kakṓ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκούς",
      "roman": "kakoús",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκᾱ́ς",
      "roman": "kakā́s",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκᾰ́",
      "roman": "kaká",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκέ",
      "roman": "kaké",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκή",
      "roman": "kakḗ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκόν",
      "roman": "kakón",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκώ",
      "roman": "kakṓ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "masculine",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκᾱ́",
      "roman": "kakā́",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "feminine",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκώ",
      "roman": "kakṓ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "neuter",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκοί",
      "roman": "kakoí",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκαί",
      "roman": "kakaí",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκᾰ́",
      "roman": "kaká",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκῶς",
      "roman": "kakôs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκώτερος",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκῑότερος",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκῐ́ων",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "Epic",
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰκῑ́ων",
      "roman": "Tragic",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χείρων",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἥσσων",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kakṓteros",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kakīóteros",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kakíōn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "Epic",
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kakī́ōn (Tragic)",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kheírōn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hḗssōn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰ́κῐστος",
      "roman": "kákistos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χείρῐστος",
      "roman": "kheíristos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἥκῐστος",
      "roman": "hḗkistos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "κᾰκός",
        "2": "κᾰκή",
        "comp": "κᾰκώτερος, κᾰκῑότερος, κᾰκῐ́ων (Epic), κᾰκῑ́ων (Tragic), χείρων, ἥσσων",
        "super": "κᾰ́κῐστος, χείρῐστος, ἥκῐστος"
      },
      "name": "grc-adecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "As a measure of quality: bad, worthless, useless"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bad",
          "bad"
        ],
        [
          "worthless",
          "worthless"
        ],
        [
          "useless",
          "useless"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "As a measure of appearance: ugly, hideous"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ugly",
          "ugly"
        ],
        [
          "hideous",
          "hideous"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Of circumstances: injurious, wretched, unhappy"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "injurious",
          "injurious"
        ],
        [
          "wretched",
          "wretched"
        ],
        [
          "unhappy",
          "unhappy"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "As a measure of character: low, mean, vile, evil"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "low",
          "low"
        ],
        [
          "mean",
          "mean"
        ],
        [
          "vile",
          "vile"
        ],
        [
          "evil",
          "evil"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ka.kós/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kaˈkos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kaˈkos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ka.kós/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kaˈkos/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kaˈkos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kaˈkos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kaˈkos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "κακός"
}
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  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: κακός/Ancient Greek 'Number' base_tags={'declension-2', 'Attic'}",
  "path": [
    "κακός"
  ],
  "section": "Ancient Greek",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "κακός",
  "trace": ""
}

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