λίσσομαι

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From the same root as λιτός (litós, “supplicatory”) and λιτή (litḗ, “prayer, entreaty”), said root of unknown origin, but the fact that the λ often makes a preceding short vowel into a heavy syllable, as well as the frequent doubling of the λ after the augment ἐ- (e-), makes it likely that it comes from an earlier *slit-, and thus perhaps from a Proto-Indo-European *(s)leyt-.

MacBain compares Scottish Gaelic lide (“syllable”); another potential cognate is Lithuanian liẽsti (“to touch”), see there for more discussion.

Pronunciation

 

Verb

λίσσομαι • (líssomai)

  1. (poetic) to pray, beseech

Conjugation

   Present: λῐ́σσομαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle indicative λῐ́σσομαι λῐ́σσῃ,
λῐ́σσει 		λῐ́σσεται λῐ́σσεσθον λῐ́σσεσθον λῐσσόμεθᾰ λῐ́σσεσθε λῐ́σσονται
subjunctive λῐ́σσωμαι λῐ́σσῃ λῐ́σσηται λῐ́σσησθον λῐ́σσησθον λῐσσώμεθᾰ λῐ́σσησθε λῐ́σσωνται
optative λῐσσοίμην λῐ́σσοιο λῐ́σσοιτο λῐ́σσοισθον λῐσσοίσθην λῐσσοίμεθᾰ λῐ́σσοισθε λῐ́σσοιντο
imperative   λῐ́σσου λῐσσέσθω λῐ́σσεσθον λῐσσέσθων   λῐ́σσεσθε λῐσσέσθων
infinitive λῐ́σσεσθαι
participle m λῐσσόμενος
f λῐσσομένη
n λῐσσόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Imperfect: ἐλισσόμην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle indicative ἐλισσόμην ἐλίσσου ἐλίσσετο ἐλίσσεσθον ἐλισσέσθην ἐλισσόμεθᾰ ἐλίσσεσθε ἐλίσσοντο
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Imperfect: ἐλλισσόμην (Epic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle indicative ἐλλισσόμην ἐλλίσσου ἐλλίσσετο ἐλλίσσεσθον ἐλλισσέσθην ἐλλισσόμε(σ)θᾰ ἐλλίσσεσθε ἐλλίσσοντο
Notes:
Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Imperfect: λῐσσόμην (Epic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle indicative λῐσσόμην λῐ́σσου λῐ́σσετο λῐ́σσεσθον λῐσσέσθην λῐσσόμε(σ)θᾰ λῐ́σσεσθε λῐ́σσοντο
Notes:
Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Imperfect: λισσεσκόμην (Epic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle indicative λισσεσκόμην λισσέσκου λισσέσκετο λισσέσκεσθον λισσεσκέσθην λισσεσκόμε(σ)θᾰ λισσέσκεσθε λισσέσκοντο
Notes:
Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Aorist: ἐλῐσᾰ́μην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle indicative ἐλῐσᾰ́μην ἐλῐ́σω ἐλῐ́σᾰτο ἐλῐ́σᾰσθον ἐλῐσᾰ́σθην ἐλῐσᾰ́μεθᾰ ἐλῐ́σᾰσθε ἐλῐ́σᾰντο
subjunctive λῐ́σωμαι λῐ́σῃ λῐ́σηται λῐ́σησθον λῐ́σησθον λῐσώμεθᾰ λῐ́σησθε λῐ́σωνται
optative λῐσαίμην λῐ́σαιο λῐ́σαιτο λῐ́σαισθον λῐσαίσθην λῐσαίμεθᾰ λῐ́σαισθε λῐ́σαιντο
imperative   λῐ́σαι λῐσᾰ́σθω λῐ́σᾰσθον λῐσᾰ́σθων   λῐ́σᾰσθε λῐσᾰ́σθων
middle
infinitive λῐ́σᾰσθαι
participle m λῐσᾰ́μενος
f λῐσᾰμένη
n λῐσᾰ́μενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Aorist: ἐλλῐσᾰ́μην (Epic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle indicative ἐλλῐσᾰ́μην ἐλλῐ́σᾰο ἐλλῐ́σᾰτο ἐλλῐ́σᾰσθον ἐλλῐσᾰ́σθην ἐλλῐσᾰ́με(σ)θᾰ ἐλλῐ́σᾰσθε ἐλλῐ́σᾰντο
Notes:
Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Aorist: ἐλῐτόμην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle indicative ἐλῐτόμην ἐλῐ́του ἐλῐ́τετο ἐλῐ́τεσθον ἐλῐτέσθην ἐλῐτόμεθᾰ ἐλῐ́τεσθε ἐλῐ́τοντο
subjunctive λῐ́τωμαι λῐ́τῃ λῐ́τηται λῐ́τησθον λῐ́τησθον λῐτώμεθᾰ λῐ́τησθε λῐ́τωνται
optative λῐτοίμην λῐ́τοιο λῐ́τοιτο λῐ́τοισθον λῐτοίσθην λῐτοίμεθᾰ λῐ́τοισθε λῐ́τοιντο
imperative   λῐτοῦ λῐτέσθω λῐ́τεσθον λῐτέσθων   λῐ́τεσθε λῐτέσθων
middle
infinitive λῐτέσθαι
participle m λῐτόμενος
f λῐτομένη
n λῐτόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

References

  1. ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “lid”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎, Stirling, →ISBN
  2. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “λίσσομαι”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 866

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