γλυκύς

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Ancient Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

PIE word
*dléwkus

From Proto-Hellenic *dlukús, *dléukus, from Proto-Indo-European *dléwkus, *dlukús ~ *dlukéws (sweet). Cognate Mycenaean Greek 𐀆𐀩𐀄𐀒 (de-re-u-ko /⁠dleukos⁠/).

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Adjective[edit]

γλῠκῠ́ς (glukúsm (feminine γλῠκεῖᾰ, neuter γλῠκῠ́); first/third declension

  1. sweet (taste)

Inflection[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • > Byzantine Greek: γλυκύς (glukús) (inherited), γλυκός (glukós)
  • Greek: γλυκύς (glykýs) (learned)
  • English: glyco-

References[edit]

Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek γλυκύς (glukús, sweet).[1][2][3] Compare to γλυκός (glykós).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɣliˈcis/
  • Hyphenation: γλυ‧κύς

Adjective[edit]

γλυκύς (glykýsm (feminine γλυκιά, neuter γλυκύ) [1]

  1. (colloquial) used only in the term γλυκύς βραστός (glykýs vrastós) (of coffee)

γλυκύς (glykýsm (feminine γλυκεία, neuter γλυκύ) (dated or formal)[3][4]

  1. (formal, learned, dated) formal variant of γλυκός (glykós)

Declension[edit]

Learned or dated inflectional forms:

Compare to the declension of γλυκός (glykós) & notes for comparison degrees.
The equivalent Katharevousa, spelt as at the ancient declension of γλυκύς (glukús) (no dual number).

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 γλυκύςΛεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
  2. ^ γλυκύς - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
  3. 3.0 3.1 γλυκύς - Charalambakis, Chistoforos et al. (2014) Χρηστικό λεξικό της νεοελληνικής γλώσσας (Christiko lexiko tis Neoellhnikis Glossas) [A Practical dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek) Athens: Academy of Athens. (online since 2023 - abbreviations - symbols)
  4. ^ γλυκύς - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: [] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.