From Proto-Hellenic *eləkʰús, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁léngʰus (“lightweight”).[1]
Cognates include Sanskrit लघु (laghu), Latin levis, Old Church Slavonic льгъкъ (lĭgŭkŭ), Old English lēoht (English light).
ἐλᾰχῠ́ς • (elakhús) m (feminine ἐλᾰ́χειᾰ, neuter ἐλᾰχῠ́); first/third declension
Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
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Case/Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||||
Nominative | ἐλᾰχῠ́ς elakhús |
ἐλᾰ́χειᾰ elákheia |
ἐλᾰχῠ́ elakhú |
ἐλᾰχέε elakhée |
ἐλᾰχείᾱ elakheíā |
ἐλᾰχέε elakhée |
ἐλᾰχεῖς elakheîs |
ἐλᾰ́χειαι elákheiai |
ἐλᾰχέᾰ elakhéa | |||||
Genitive | ἐλᾰχέος elakhéos |
ἐλᾰχείᾱς elakheíās |
ἐλᾰχέος elakhéos |
ἐλᾰχέοιν elakhéoin |
ἐλᾰχείαιν elakheíain |
ἐλᾰχέοιν elakhéoin |
ἐλᾰχέων elakhéōn |
ἐλᾰχειῶν elakheiôn |
ἐλᾰχέων elakhéōn | |||||
Dative | ἐλᾰχεῖ elakheî |
ἐλᾰχείᾳ elakheíāi |
ἐλᾰχεῖ elakheî |
ἐλᾰχέοιν elakhéoin |
ἐλᾰχείαιν elakheíain |
ἐλᾰχέοιν elakhéoin |
ἐλᾰχέσῐ / ἐλᾰχέσῐν elakhési(n) |
ἐλᾰχείαις elakheíais |
ἐλᾰχέσῐ / ἐλᾰχέσῐν elakhési(n) | |||||
Accusative | ἐλᾰχῠ́ν elakhún |
ἐλᾰ́χειᾰν elákheian |
ἐλᾰχῠ́ elakhú |
ἐλᾰχέε elakhée |
ἐλᾰχείᾱ elakheíā |
ἐλᾰχέε elakhée |
ἐλᾰχεῖς elakheîs |
ἐλᾰχείᾱς elakheíās |
ἐλᾰχέᾰ elakhéa | |||||
Vocative | ἐλᾰχῠ́ elakhú |
ἐλᾰ́χειᾰ elákheia |
ἐλᾰχῠ́ elakhú |
ἐλᾰχέε elakhée |
ἐλᾰχείᾱ elakheíā |
ἐλᾰχέε elakhée |
ἐλᾰχεῖς elakheîs |
ἐλᾰ́χειαι elákheiai |
ἐλᾰχέᾰ elakhéa | |||||
Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
ἐλᾰχέως elakhéōs |
ἐλάσσων elássōn |
ἐλᾰ́χιστος elákhistos | ||||||||||||
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Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
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Case/Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||||
Nominative | ἐλᾰχῠ́ς elakhús |
ἐλᾰ́χεᾰ elákhea |
ἐλᾰχῠ́ elakhú |
ἐλᾰχέε elakhée |
ἐλᾰχείᾱ elakheíā |
ἐλᾰχέε elakhée |
ἐλᾰχεῖς elakheîs |
ἐλᾰ́χεαι elákheai |
ἐλᾰχέᾰ elakhéa | |||||
Genitive | ἐλᾰχέος elakhéos |
ἐλᾰχείης elakheíēs |
ἐλᾰχέος elakhéos |
ἐλᾰχέοιν elakhéoin |
ἐλᾰχείαιν elakheíain |
ἐλᾰχέοιν elakhéoin |
ἐλᾰχέων elakhéōn |
ἐλᾰχειέων / ἐλᾰχειῶν elakheiéōn / elakheiôn |
ἐλᾰχέων elakhéōn | |||||
Dative | ἐλᾰχεῖ elakheî |
ἐλᾰχείῃ elakheíēi |
ἐλᾰχεῖ elakheî |
ἐλᾰχέοιν elakhéoin |
ἐλᾰχείαιν elakheíain |
ἐλᾰχέοιν elakhéoin |
ἐλᾰχέσῐ / ἐλᾰχέσῐν elakhési(n) |
ἐλᾰχείῃσῐ / ἐλᾰχείῃσῐν elakheíēisi(n) |
ἐλᾰχέσῐ / ἐλᾰχέσῐν elakhési(n) | |||||
Accusative | ἐλᾰχῠ́ν elakhún |
ἐλᾰ́χεᾰν elákhean |
ἐλᾰχῠ́ elakhú |
ἐλᾰχέε elakhée |
ἐλᾰχείᾱ elakheíā |
ἐλᾰχέε elakhée |
ἐλᾰχέᾰς elakhéas |
ἐλᾰχείᾱς elakheíās |
ἐλᾰχέᾰ elakhéa | |||||
Vocative | ἐλᾰχῠ́ elakhú |
ἐλᾰ́χεᾰ elákhea |
ἐλᾰχῠ́ elakhú |
ἐλᾰχέε elakhée |
ἐλᾰχείᾱ elakheíā |
ἐλᾰχέε elakhée |
ἐλᾰχεῖς elakheîs |
ἐλᾰ́χεαι elákheai |
ἐλᾰχέᾰ elakhéa | |||||
Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
ἐλᾰχέως elakhéōs |
ἐλάσσων elássōn |
ἐλᾰ́χιστος elákhistos | ||||||||||||
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This is one of the two adjectives in -ύς, -εῖα, -ύ, along with λιγύς (ligús), that have a recessive accent in the feminine. See also θῆλυς (thêlus), ἥμισυς (hḗmisus).