λιτός

Ancient Greek

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /liː.tós/ → /liˈtos/ → /liˈtos/

• (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:

 

• IPA^(key): /li.tós/ → /liˈtos/ → /liˈtos/

• (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

1. simple, inexpensive, frugal
2. poor
3. smooth, even, plane
4. paltry, petty, small

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
		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

 

• IPA^(key): /li.tós/ → /liˈtos/ → /liˈtos/

• (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

1. 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
		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

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

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /li.tós/ → /liˈtos/ → /liˈtos/

• (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

1. 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
		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

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Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λῑτός.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

1. simple, frugal, economical, thrifty, spartan
2. laconic, terse

Declension

Declension of λιτός

number  case \ gender	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	λιτός •	λιτή •	λιτό •	λιτοί •	λιτές •	λιτά •
genitive	λιτού •	λιτής •	λιτού •	λιτών •	λιτών •	λιτών •
accusative	λιτό •	λιτή •	λιτό •	λιτούς •	λιτές •	λιτά •
vocative	λιτέ •	λιτή •	λιτό •	λιτοί •	λιτές •	λιτά •
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
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	λιτότερος •	λιτότερη •	λιτότερο •	λιτότεροι •	λιτότερες •	λιτότερα •
genitive	λιτότερου •	λιτότερης •	λιτότερου •	λιτότερων •	λιτότερων •	λιτότερων •
accusative	λιτότερο •	λιτότερη •	λιτότερο •	λιτότερους •	λιτότερες •	λιτότερα •
vocative	λιτότερε •	λιτότερη •	λιτότερο •	λιτότεροι •	λιτότερες •	λιτότερα •
derivations	relative superlative: ο + comparative forms (eg "ο λιτότερος", etc)
Absolute superlative	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	λιτότατος •	λιτότατη •	λιτότατο •	λιτότατοι •	λιτότατες •	λιτότατα •
genitive	λιτότατου •	λιτότατης •	λιτότατου •	λιτότατων •	λιτότατων •	λιτότατων •
accusative	λιτότατο •	λιτότατη •	λιτότατο •	λιτότατους •	λιτότατες •	λιτότατα •
vocative	λιτότατε •	λιτότατη •	λιτότατο •	λιτότατοι •	λιτότατες •	λιτότατα •

Synonyms

• οικονομικός (oikonomikós)
• ολιγαρκής (oligarkís)