γλυκύς

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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PIE word
*dléwkus

From Proto-Hellenic *dlukús, *dléukus, from Proto-Indo-European *dléwkus, *dlukús ~ *dlukéws (sweet). Cognate with Mycenaean Greek 𐀆𐀩𐀄𐀒 (de-re-u-ko /⁠dleukos⁠/), Latin dulcis, Old Armenian քաղցր (kʻałcʻr).[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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

  1. sweet (taste)

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “γλυκύς”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 277-8

Further reading

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Greek

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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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

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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).

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 γλυκύς, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  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.