λαιός

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See also: Λάϊος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From *λαιϝός, from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂iwos. Cognates include Latin laevus and Old Church Slavonic лѣвъ (lěvŭ).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /lai̯.ós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /lɛˈos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /lɛˈos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /leˈos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /leˈos/

Adjective

λαιός • (laiós) m (feminine λαιᾱ́, neuter λαιόν); first/second declension

left (opposite of right)
Synonyms: ἀριστερός (aristerós), σκαιός (skaiós)

Antonym: δεξιός (dexiós)
awkward

Inflection

First and second declension of λαιός; λαιᾱ́; λαιόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	λαιός laiós	λαιᾱ́ laiā́	λαιόν laión	λαιώ laiṓ	λαιᾱ́ laiā́	λαιώ laiṓ	λαιοί laioí	λαιαί laiaí	λαιᾰ́ laiá
Genitive	λαιοῦ laioû	λαιᾶς laiâs	λαιοῦ laioû	λαιοῖν laioîn	λαιαῖν laiaîn	λαιοῖν laioîn	λαιῶν laiôn	λαιῶν laiôn	λαιῶν laiôn
Dative	λαιῷ laiôi	λαιᾷ laiâi	λαιῷ laiôi	λαιοῖν laioîn	λαιαῖν laiaîn	λαιοῖν laioîn	λαιοῖς laioîs	λαιαῖς laiaîs	λαιοῖς laioîs
Accusative	λαιόν laión	λαιᾱ́ν laiā́n	λαιόν laión	λαιώ laiṓ	λαιᾱ́ laiā́	λαιώ laiṓ	λαιούς laioús	λαιᾱ́ς laiā́s	λαιᾰ́ laiá
Vocative	λαιέ laié	λαιᾱ́ laiā́	λαιόν laión	λαιώ laiṓ	λαιᾱ́ laiā́	λαιώ laiṓ	λαιοί laioí	λαιαί laiaí	λαιᾰ́ laiá
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	λαιῶς laiôs			λαιότερος laióteros			λαιότᾰτος laiótatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Noun

λαιός • (laiós) m (genitive λαιοῦ); second declension

blue rock thrush, Monticola solitarius (syn. Petrocichla cyanus)

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ λαιός; τοῦ λαιοῦ (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ λαιός ho laiós	τὼ λαιώ tṑ laiṓ	οἱ λαιοί hoi laioí
Genitive	τοῦ λαιοῦ toû laioû	τοῖν λαιοῖν toîn laioîn	τῶν λαιῶν tôn laiôn
Dative	τῷ λαιῷ tôi laiôi	τοῖν λαιοῖν toîn laioîn	τοῖς λαιοῖς toîs laioîs
Accusative	τὸν λαιόν tòn laión	τὼ λαιώ tṑ laiṓ	τοὺς λαιούς toùs laioús
Vocative	λαιέ laié	λαιώ laiṓ	λαιοί laioí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

λαιός

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Inflection

Noun

Inflection

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