Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From an older form *λεῖϝος (*leîwos), itself from Proto-Indo-European *leh₁y-u- (smooth) and cognate to Latin lēvis (smooth).[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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λεῖος (leîosm (feminine λείᾱ, neuter λεῖον); first/second declension

  1. smooth to the touch
    Synonyms: λισσός (lissós), ψῑλός (psīlós)
    Antonym: τραχύς (trakhús)
  2. smooth, plain, not embroidered (of cloths)
  3. level, even, flat (of places or of the sea)
  4. glabrous, hairless
  5. (figuratively) smooth, soft (of sound, of taste)
  6. rubbed or ground down

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: λείος (leíos)

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “λεῖος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 844

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