-τερος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *-teros.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /te.ros/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /tɛ.ros/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /te.ros/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /te.ros/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /te.ros/

Suffix

-τερος • (-teros) m (feminine -τέρᾱ, neuter -τερον); first/second declension

Used on adjectives that express some notion of contrast with an antonym
- ἡμεῖς > ἡμέ-τερος
  hēmeîs > hēmé-teros
  we > our
Added to adjective stems to form comparative forms
- δῆλος > δηλό-τερος
  dêlos > dēló-teros
  clear > clearer
- σοφός > σοφώ-τερος
  sophós > sophṓ-teros
  wise > wiser

Declension

First and second declension of -τερος; -τερᾱ; -τερον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	-τερος -teros	-τερᾱ -terā	-τερον -teron	-τερω -terō	-τερᾱ -terā	-τερω -terō	-τεροι -teroi	-τεραι -terai	-τερᾰ -tera
Genitive	-τερου -terou	-τερᾱς -terās	-τερου -terou	-τεροιν -teroin	-τεραιν -terain	-τεροιν -teroin	-τερων -terōn	-τερων -terōn	-τερων -terōn
Dative	-τερῳ -terōi	-τερᾳ -terāi	-τερῳ -terōi	-τεροιν -teroin	-τεραιν -terain	-τεροιν -teroin	-τεροις -terois	-τεραις -terais	-τεροις -terois
Accusative	-τερον -teron	-τερᾱν -terān	-τερον -teron	-τερω -terō	-τερᾱ -terā	-τερω -terō	-τερους -terous	-τερᾱς -terās	-τερᾰ -tera
Vocative	-τερε -tere	-τερᾱ -terā	-τερον -teron	-τερω -terō	-τερᾱ -terā	-τερω -terō	-τεροι -teroi	-τεραι -terai	-τερᾰ -tera
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	-τερον -teron			—			—
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Synonyms

-ίων (-íōn), -ων (-ōn)

Derived terms

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References

Smyth, Herbert Weir (1920), “Part II: Inflection”, in A Greek grammar for colleges, Cambridge: American Book Company, § 313

Greek

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Suffix

-τερος • (-teros)

Added to many adjectives and some adverbs to form the comparative forms.
‎βαθύς (vathýs, “deep”) + ‎-τερος (-teros) → ‎βαθύτερος (vathýteros, “deeper”)

‎όμορφος (ómorfos, “beautiful”) + ‎-τερος (-teros) → ‎ομορφότερος (omorfóteros, “more beautiful”)
Added to many adjectives and some adverbs to form the relative superlative forms.
‎βαθύς (vathýs, “deep”) + ‎-τερος (-teros) → ‎ο βαθύτερος (o vathýteros, “deepest”)

Derived terms

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Related terms

-τατος (-tatos)
-ερός (-erós)

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