λέχριος

Ancient Greek edit

Etymology edit

According to Beekes, the presence of the adverb λικριφίς (likriphís, “sideways”) and the gloss λίξ (líx, “sideways, athwart”) suggests a Pre-Greek origin of the word.

Pronunciation edit

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /lé.kʰri.os/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈle.kʰri.os/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈle.xri.os/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈle.xri.os/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈle.xri.os/

Adjective edit

λέχρῐος • (lékhrios) m (feminine λεχρῐ́ᾱ, neuter λέχρῐον); first/second declension

slanting, crosswise
Synonyms: δοχμός (dokhmós), λοξός (loxós), πλᾰ́γῐος (plágios), ψᾰ́γῐος (pságios)

Inflection edit

First and second declension of λέχρῐος; λεχρῐ́ᾱ; λέχρῐον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	λέχρῐος lékhrios	λεχρῐ́ᾱ lekhríā	λέχρῐον lékhrion	λεχρῐ́ω lekhríō	λεχρῐ́ᾱ lekhríā	λεχρῐ́ω lekhríō	λέχρῐοι lékhrioi	λέχρῐαι lékhriai	λέχρῐᾰ lékhria
Genitive	λεχρῐ́ου lekhríou	λεχρῐ́ᾱς lekhríās	λεχρῐ́ου lekhríou	λεχρῐ́οιν lekhríoin	λεχρῐ́αιν lekhríain	λεχρῐ́οιν lekhríoin	λεχρῐ́ων lekhríōn	λεχρῐ́ων lekhríōn	λεχρῐ́ων lekhríōn
Dative	λεχρῐ́ῳ lekhríōi	λεχρῐ́ᾳ lekhríāi	λεχρῐ́ῳ lekhríōi	λεχρῐ́οιν lekhríoin	λεχρῐ́αιν lekhríain	λεχρῐ́οιν lekhríoin	λεχρῐ́οις lekhríois	λεχρῐ́αις lekhríais	λεχρῐ́οις lekhríois
Accusative	λέχρῐον lékhrion	λεχρῐ́ᾱν lekhríān	λέχρῐον lékhrion	λεχρῐ́ω lekhríō	λεχρῐ́ᾱ lekhríā	λεχρῐ́ω lekhríō	λεχρῐ́ους lekhríous	λεχρῐ́ᾱς lekhríās	λέχρῐᾰ lékhria
Vocative	λέχρῐε lékhrie	λεχρῐ́ᾱ lekhríā	λέχρῐον lékhrion	λεχρῐ́ω lekhríō	λεχρῐ́ᾱ lekhríā	λεχρῐ́ω lekhríō	λέχρῐοι lékhrioi	λέχρῐαι lékhriai	λέχρῐᾰ lékhria
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	λεχρῐ́ως lekhríōs			λεχρῐώτερος lekhriṓteros			λεχρῐώτᾰτος lekhriṓtatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms edit

λέχρῐς (lékhris)