λιτός

Ancient Greek

Etymology 1

Derived from λίς (lís, “smooth”)

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /liː.tós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /liˈtos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /liˈtos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /liˈtos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /liˈtos/

In later texts:

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /li.tós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /liˈtos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /liˈtos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /liˈtos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /liˈtos/

Adjective

λῑτός • (lītós) m (feminine λῑτή, neuter λῑτόν); first/second declension

Inflection

First and second declension of λῑτός; λῑτή; λῑτόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	λῑτός lītós	λῑτή lītḗ	λῑτόν lītón	λῑτώ lītṓ	λῑτᾱ́ lītā́	λῑτώ lītṓ	λῑτοί lītoí	λῑταί lītaí	λῑτᾰ́ lītá
Genitive	λῑτοῦ lītoû	λῑτῆς lītês	λῑτοῦ lītoû	λῑτοῖν lītoîn	λῑταῖν lītaîn	λῑτοῖν lītoîn	λῑτῶν lītôn	λῑτῶν lītôn	λῑτῶν lītôn
Dative	λῑτῷ lītôi	λῑτῇ lītêi	λῑτῷ lītôi	λῑτοῖν lītoîn	λῑταῖν lītaîn	λῑτοῖν lītoîn	λῑτοῖς lītoîs	λῑταῖς lītaîs	λῑτοῖς lītoîs
Accusative	λῑτόν lītón	λῑτήν lītḗn	λῑτόν lītón	λῑτώ lītṓ	λῑτᾱ́ lītā́	λῑτώ lītṓ	λῑτούς lītoús	λῑτᾱ́ς lītā́s	λῑτᾰ́ lītá
Vocative	λῑτέ līté	λῑτή lītḗ	λῑτόν lītón	λῑτώ lītṓ	λῑτᾱ́ lītā́	λῑτώ lītṓ	λῑτοί lītoí	λῑταί lītaí	λῑτᾰ́ lītá
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	λῑτῶς lītôs			λῑτότερος lītóteros			λῑτότᾰτος lītótatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

λῑτότης (lītótēs)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /li.tós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /liˈtos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /liˈtos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /liˈtos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /liˈtos/

Adjective

λῐτός • (litós) m (feminine λῐτή, neuter λῐτόν); first/second declension

An epithet of γαῖα (gaîa)

Inflection

First and second declension of λῐτός; λῐτή; λῐτόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	λῐτός litós	λῐτή litḗ	λῐτόν litón	λῐτώ litṓ	λῐτᾱ́ litā́	λῐτώ litṓ	λῐτοί litoí	λῐταί litaí	λῐτᾰ́ litá
Genitive	λῐτοῦ litoû	λῐτῆς litês	λῐτοῦ litoû	λῐτοῖν litoîn	λῐταῖν litaîn	λῐτοῖν litoîn	λῐτῶν litôn	λῐτῶν litôn	λῐτῶν litôn
Dative	λῐτῷ litôi	λῐτῇ litêi	λῐτῷ litôi	λῐτοῖν litoîn	λῐταῖν litaîn	λῐτοῖν litoîn	λῐτοῖς litoîs	λῐταῖς litaîs	λῐτοῖς litoîs
Accusative	λῐτόν litón	λῐτήν litḗn	λῐτόν litón	λῐτώ litṓ	λῐτᾱ́ litā́	λῐτώ litṓ	λῐτούς litoús	λῐτᾱ́ς litā́s	λῐτᾰ́ litá
Vocative	λῐτέ lité	λῐτή litḗ	λῐτόν litón	λῐτώ litṓ	λῐτᾱ́ litā́	λῐτώ litṓ	λῐτοί litoí	λῐταί litaí	λῐτᾰ́ litá
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	λῐτῶς litôs			λῐτώτερος litṓteros			λῐτώτᾰτος litṓtatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Etymology 3

See λίσσομαι (líssomai).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /li.tós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /liˈtos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /liˈtos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /liˈtos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /liˈtos/

Adjective

λῐτός • (litós) m (feminine λῐτή, neuter λῐτόν); first/second declension

suppliant, supplicatory

Inflection

First and second declension of λῐτός; λῐτή; λῐτόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	λῐτός litós	λῐτή litḗ	λῐτόν litón	λῐτώ litṓ	λῐτᾱ́ litā́	λῐτώ litṓ	λῐτοί litoí	λῐταί litaí	λῐτᾰ́ litá
Genitive	λῐτοῦ litoû	λῐτῆς litês	λῐτοῦ litoû	λῐτοῖν litoîn	λῐταῖν litaîn	λῐτοῖν litoîn	λῐτῶν litôn	λῐτῶν litôn	λῐτῶν litôn
Dative	λῐτῷ litôi	λῐτῇ litêi	λῐτῷ litôi	λῐτοῖν litoîn	λῐταῖν litaîn	λῐτοῖν litoîn	λῐτοῖς litoîs	λῐταῖς litaîs	λῐτοῖς litoîs
Accusative	λῐτόν litón	λῐτήν litḗn	λῐτόν litón	λῐτώ litṓ	λῐτᾱ́ litā́	λῐτώ litṓ	λῐτούς litoús	λῐτᾱ́ς litā́s	λῐτᾰ́ litá
Vocative	λῐτέ lité	λῐτή litḗ	λῐτόν litón	λῐτώ litṓ	λῐτᾱ́ litā́	λῐτώ litṓ	λῐτοί litoí	λῐταί litaí	λῐτᾰ́ litá
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	λῐτῶς litôs			λῐτώτερος litṓteros			λῐτώτᾰτος litṓtatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

“λιτός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“λιτός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“λιτός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“λιτός”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
λιτός in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
“λιτός”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
λιτός in Trapp, Erich, et al. (1994–2007) Lexikon zur byzantinischen Gräzität besonders des 9.-12. Jahrhunderts [the Lexicon of Byzantine Hellenism, Particularly the 9th–12th Centuries], Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λῑτός.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /liˈtos/
Hyphenation: λι‧τός
Homophone: λυτός (lytós)

Adjective

λιτός • (litós) m (feminine λιτή, neuter λιτό)

simple, frugal, economical, thrifty, spartan
laconic, terse

Declension

Declension of λιτός
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	λιτός (litós)	λιτή (lití)	λιτό (litó)	λιτοί (litoí)	λιτές (lités)	λιτά (litá)
genitive	λιτού (litoú)	λιτής (litís)	λιτού (litoú)	λιτών (litón)	λιτών (litón)	λιτών (litón)
accusative	λιτό (litó)	λιτή (lití)	λιτό (litó)	λιτούς (litoús)	λιτές (lités)	λιτά (litá)
vocative	λιτέ (lité)	λιτή (lití)	λιτό (litó)	λιτοί (litoí)	λιτές (lités)	λιτά (litá)

Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο λιτός, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο λιτός, etc.)

Degrees of comparison by suffixation

comparative (?)	singular			plural
comparative (?)	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	λιτότερος (litóteros)	λιτότερη (litóteri)	λιτότερο (litótero)	λιτότεροι (litóteroi)	λιτότερες (litóteres)	λιτότερα (litótera)
genitive	λιτότερου (litóterou)	λιτότερης (litóteris)	λιτότερου (litóterou)	λιτότερων (litóteron)	λιτότερων (litóteron)	λιτότερων (litóteron)
accusative	λιτότερο (litótero)	λιτότερη (litóteri)	λιτότερο (litótero)	λιτότερους (litóterous)	λιτότερες (litóteres)	λιτότερα (litótera)
vocative	λιτότερε (litótere)	λιτότερη (litóteri)	λιτότερο (litótero)	λιτότεροι (litóteroi)	λιτότερες (litóteres)	λιτότερα (litótera)

Derivations: relative superlative: ο + comparative forms (eg "ο λιτότερος", etc)

absolute superlative (?)	singular			plural
absolute superlative (?)	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	λιτότατος (litótatos)	λιτότατη (litótati)	λιτότατο (litótato)	λιτότατοι (litótatoi)	λιτότατες (litótates)	λιτότατα (litótata)
genitive	λιτότατου (litótatou)	λιτότατης (litótatis)	λιτότατου (litótatou)	λιτότατων (litótaton)	λιτότατων (litótaton)	λιτότατων (litótaton)
accusative	λιτότατο (litótato)	λιτότατη (litótati)	λιτότατο (litótato)	λιτότατους (litótatous)	λιτότατες (litótates)	λιτότατα (litótata)
vocative	λιτότατε (litótate)	λιτότατη (litótati)	λιτότατο (litótato)	λιτότατοι (litótatoi)	λιτότατες (litótates)	λιτότατα (litótata)

Synonyms

οικονομικός (oikonomikós)
ολιγαρκής (oligarkís)

λιτός

Ancient Greek

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Adjective

Inflection

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Adjective

Inflection

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Adjective

Inflection

References

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