καταλύτης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From καταλύω (katalúō, “loosen, unbind, destroy, stay the night”) +‎ -της (-tēs, “a suffix forming abstract nouns representing a state of being”)

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ka.ta.lý.tɛːs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ka.taˈly.te̝s/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ka.taˈly.tis/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ka.taˈly.tis/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ka.taˈli.tis/

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Noun

καταλύτης • (katalútēs) f (genitive καταλύτητος); third declension

unbinding
destruction, abolition
lodging

Declension

Third declension of ἡ καταλύτης; τῆς καταλύτητος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ καταλύτης hē katalútēs	τὼ καταλύτητε tṑ katalútēte	αἱ καταλύτητες hai katalútētes
Genitive	τῆς καταλύτητος tês katalútētos	τοῖν καταλυτήτοιν toîn katalutḗtoin	τῶν καταλυτήτων tôn katalutḗtōn
Dative	τῇ καταλύτητῐ têi katalútēti	τοῖν καταλυτήτοιν toîn katalutḗtoin	ταῖς καταλύτησῐ / καταλύτησῐν taîs katalútēsi(n)
Accusative	τὴν καταλύτητᾰ tḕn katalútēta	τὼ καταλύτητε tṑ katalútēte	τᾱ̀ς καταλύτητᾰς tā̀s katalútētas
Vocative	καταλύτης katalútēs	καταλύτητε katalútēte	καταλύτητες katalútētes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension. Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-ts.

Greek

Noun

καταλύτης • (katalýtis) m (plural καταλύτες)

(chemistry) catalyst
(automotive) catalytic converter
(metaphorical) enabler (person who makes things happen)

Declension

declension of καταλύτης

case \\ number	singular	plural
nominative	καταλύτης •	καταλύτες •
genitive	καταλύτη •	καταλυτών •
accusative	καταλύτη •	καταλύτες •
vocative	καταλύτη •	καταλύτες •

Related terms

καταλυτικός (katalytikós, “catalytic”)