λεκτικός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From λέγω (légō, “speak”) +‎ -τῐκός (-tikós, verbal adjective suffix).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /lek.ti.kós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /lek.tiˈkos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /lek.tiˈkos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /lek.tiˈkos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /lek.tiˈkos/

Adjective

λεκτῐκός • (lektikós) m (feminine λεκτῐκή, neuter λεκτῐκόν); first/second declension

Good at speaking, able to speak
Related to expression, stylistic

Inflection

First and second declension of λεκτῐκός; λεκτῐκή; λεκτῐκόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	λεκτῐκός lektikós	λεκτῐκή lektikḗ	λεκτῐκόν lektikón	λεκτῐκώ lektikṓ	λεκτῐκᾱ́ lektikā́	λεκτῐκώ lektikṓ	λεκτῐκοί lektikoí	λεκτῐκαί lektikaí	λεκτῐκᾰ́ lektiká
Genitive	λεκτῐκοῦ lektikoû	λεκτῐκῆς lektikês	λεκτῐκοῦ lektikoû	λεκτῐκοῖν lektikoîn	λεκτῐκαῖν lektikaîn	λεκτῐκοῖν lektikoîn	λεκτῐκῶν lektikôn	λεκτῐκῶν lektikôn	λεκτῐκῶν lektikôn
Dative	λεκτῐκῷ lektikôi	λεκτῐκῇ lektikêi	λεκτῐκῷ lektikôi	λεκτῐκοῖν lektikoîn	λεκτῐκαῖν lektikaîn	λεκτῐκοῖν lektikoîn	λεκτῐκοῖς lektikoîs	λεκτῐκαῖς lektikaîs	λεκτῐκοῖς lektikoîs
Accusative	λεκτῐκόν lektikón	λεκτῐκήν lektikḗn	λεκτῐκόν lektikón	λεκτῐκώ lektikṓ	λεκτῐκᾱ́ lektikā́	λεκτῐκώ lektikṓ	λεκτῐκούς lektikoús	λεκτῐκᾱ́ς lektikā́s	λεκτῐκᾰ́ lektiká
Vocative	λεκτῐκέ lektiké	λεκτῐκή lektikḗ	λεκτῐκόν lektikón	λεκτῐκώ lektikṓ	λεκτῐκᾱ́ lektikā́	λεκτῐκώ lektikṓ	λεκτῐκοί lektikoí	λεκτῐκαί lektikaí	λεκτῐκᾰ́ lektiká
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	λεκτῐκῶς lektikôs			λεκτῐκώτερος lektikṓteros			λεκτῐκώτᾰτος lektikṓtatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Related terms

ἀπεκλεκτικός (apeklektikós)
διαλεκτικός (dialektikós)
ἐκλεκτικός (eklektikós)
ψευδοδιαλεκτικός (pseudodialektikós)

References

“λεκτικός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“λεκτικός”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
λεκτικός in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette