λάϊνος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From λᾶας (lâas, “stone, rock”) +‎ -ινος (-inos).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /lǎː.i.nos/ → /ˈla.i.nos/ → /ˈla.i.nos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /lǎː.i.nos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈla.i.nos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈla.i.nos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈla.i.nos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈla.i.nos/

Adjective

λᾱ́ϊνος • (lā́ïnos) m (feminine λᾱΐνη, neuter λᾱ́ϊνον); first/second declension

1. made of stone, rocky

   Synonym: πέτρινος (pétrinos)

2. stonehearted

Inflection

First and second declension of λᾱ́ϊνος; λᾱΐνη; λᾱ́ϊνον (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		λᾱ́ϊνος lā́ïnos	λᾱΐνη lāḯnē	λᾱ́ϊνον lā́ïnon		λᾱΐνω lāḯnō	λᾱΐνᾱ lāḯnā	λᾱΐνω lāḯnō		λᾱ́ϊνοι lā́ïnoi	λᾱ́ϊναι lā́ïnai	λᾱ́ϊνᾰ lā́ïna
Genitive		λᾱΐνου lāḯnou	λᾱΐνης lāḯnēs	λᾱΐνου lāḯnou		λᾱΐνοιν lāḯnoin	λᾱΐναιν lāḯnain	λᾱΐνοιν lāḯnoin		λᾱΐνων lāḯnōn	λᾱΐνων lāḯnōn	λᾱΐνων lāḯnōn
Dative		λᾱΐνῳ lāḯnōi	λᾱΐνῃ lāḯnēi	λᾱΐνῳ lāḯnōi		λᾱΐνοιν lāḯnoin	λᾱΐναιν lāḯnain	λᾱΐνοιν lāḯnoin		λᾱΐνοις lāḯnois	λᾱΐναις lāḯnais	λᾱΐνοις lāḯnois
Accusative		λᾱ́ϊνον lā́ïnon	λᾱΐνην lāḯnēn	λᾱ́ϊνον lā́ïnon		λᾱΐνω lāḯnō	λᾱΐνᾱ lāḯnā	λᾱΐνω lāḯnō		λᾱΐνους lāḯnous	λᾱΐνᾱς lāḯnās	λᾱ́ϊνᾰ lā́ïna
Vocative		λᾱ́ϊνε lā́ïne	λᾱΐνη lāḯnē	λᾱ́ϊνον lā́ïnon		λᾱΐνω lāḯnō	λᾱΐνᾱ lāḯnā	λᾱΐνω lāḯnō		λᾱ́ϊνοι lā́ïnoi	λᾱ́ϊναι lā́ïnai	λᾱ́ϊνᾰ lā́ïna
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		λᾱΐνως lāḯnōs				λᾱϊνότερος lāïnóteros				λᾱϊνότᾰτος lāïnótatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “λάϊνος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• λάϊνος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette