λοξός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Unknown,^[1] but generally related by Celticists to Proto-Celtic *loskos (“crippled”).^[2]

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /lok.sós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /lokˈsos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /lokˈsos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /lokˈsos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /lokˈsos/

Adjective

λοξός • (loxós) m (feminine λοξή, neuter λοξόν); first/second declension

Not straight: slanting, crosswise, oblique
To the side: sideways, askance
(figuratively) mistrustful, suspicious
(of language) indirect, ambiguous

Inflection

First and second declension of λοξός; λοξή; λοξόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	λοξός loxós	λοξή loxḗ	λοξόν loxón	λοξώ loxṓ	λοξᾱ́ loxā́	λοξώ loxṓ	λοξοί loxoí	λοξαί loxaí	λοξᾰ́ loxá
Genitive	λοξοῦ loxoû	λοξῆς loxês	λοξοῦ loxoû	λοξοῖν loxoîn	λοξαῖν loxaîn	λοξοῖν loxoîn	λοξῶν loxôn	λοξῶν loxôn	λοξῶν loxôn
Dative	λοξῷ loxôi	λοξῇ loxêi	λοξῷ loxôi	λοξοῖν loxoîn	λοξαῖν loxaîn	λοξοῖν loxoîn	λοξοῖς loxoîs	λοξαῖς loxaîs	λοξοῖς loxoîs
Accusative	λοξόν loxón	λοξήν loxḗn	λοξόν loxón	λοξώ loxṓ	λοξᾱ́ loxā́	λοξώ loxṓ	λοξούς loxoús	λοξᾱ́ς loxā́s	λοξᾰ́ loxá
Vocative	λοξέ loxé	λοξή loxḗ	λοξόν loxón	λοξώ loxṓ	λοξᾱ́ loxā́	λοξώ loxṓ	λοξοί loxoí	λοξαί loxaí	λοξᾰ́ loxá
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	λοξῶς / λοξόν / λοξά loxôs / loxón / loxá			λοξώτερος loxṓteros			λοξώτᾰτος loxṓtatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Synonyms

(slanting): δοχμός (dokhmós), πλᾰ́γιος (plágios)

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “slanting”): ὀρθός (orthós, “at a right angle”)

Derived terms

λοξόω (loxóō)
- λόξωσις (lóxōsis)
λοξότης (loxótēs)

Descendants

Greek: λοξός (loxós)
→ Hebrew: אֲלָכְסוֹן (alakhsón) (from the neuter singular)

References

^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 871
^ Delamarre, Xavier (2003) “loxso-”, in Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental [Dictionary of the Gaulish language: A linguistic approach to Old Continental Celtic] (Collection des Hespérides; 9), 2nd edition, Éditions Errance, →ISBN, page 209

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek λοξός (loxós).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /loˈksos/
Hyphenation: λο‧ξός

Adjective

λοξός • (loxós) m (feminine λοξή, neuter λοξό)

slanting; sloping; oblique
screwy; odd

Declension

Declension of λοξός
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	λοξός (loxós)	λοξή (loxí)	λοξό (loxó)	λοξοί (loxoí)	λοξές (loxés)	λοξά (loxá)
genitive	λοξού (loxoú)	λοξής (loxís)	λοξού (loxoú)	λοξών (loxón)	λοξών (loxón)	λοξών (loxón)
accusative	λοξό (loxó)	λοξή (loxí)	λοξό (loxó)	λοξούς (loxoús)	λοξές (loxés)	λοξά (loxá)
vocative	λοξέ (loxé)	λοξή (loxí)	λοξό (loxó)	λοξοί (loxoí)	λοξές (loxés)	λοξά (loxá)

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

Degrees of comparison by suffixation

comparative (?)	singular			plural
comparative (?)	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	λοξότερος (loxóteros)	λοξότερη (loxóteri)	λοξότερο (loxótero)	λοξότεροι (loxóteroi)	λοξότερες (loxóteres)	λοξότερα (loxótera)
genitive	λοξότερου (loxóterou)	λοξότερης (loxóteris)	λοξότερου (loxóterou)	λοξότερων (loxóteron)	λοξότερων (loxóteron)	λοξότερων (loxóteron)
accusative	λοξότερο (loxótero)	λοξότερη (loxóteri)	λοξότερο (loxótero)	λοξότερους (loxóterous)	λοξότερες (loxóteres)	λοξότερα (loxótera)
vocative	λοξότερε (loxótere)	λοξότερη (loxóteri)	λοξότερο (loxótero)	λοξότεροι (loxóteroi)	λοξότερες (loxóteres)	λοξότερα (loxótera)

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

Related terms

λοξοδρόμηση f (loxodrómisi, “detour”)
λοξδρομία f (loxdromía, “rhumb, loxodrome”)
λοξοδρόμισμα n (loxodrómisma, “detour”)
λοξοδρομώ (loxodromó, “I detour”)
λοξοκοίταγμα n (loxokoítagma)
λοξοκοιτάζω (loxokoitázo), λοξοκοιτάω (loxokoitáo) / λοξοκοιτώ (loxokoitó)
λοξότητα f (loxótita, “obliquity”)

References

λοξός, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
Stavropoulos, D N (2008) G N Stavropoulos, editor, Oxford Greek-English Learner's Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press

[1] Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 871

[2] Delamarre, Xavier (2003) “loxso-”, in Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental [Dictionary of the Gaulish language: A linguistic approach to Old Continental Celtic] (Collection des Hespérides; 9), 2nd edition, Éditions Errance, →ISBN, page 209

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