λιθίζων

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Present active participle of λῐθῐ́ζω (lithízō, “look like a stone”), from λῐ́θος (líthos, “stone”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /li.tʰíz.dɔːn/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /liˈtʰi.zon/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /liˈθi.zon/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /liˈθi.zon/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /liˈθi.zon/

Participle

λῐθῐ́ζων • (lithízōn) m (feminine λῐθῐ́ζουσᾰ, neuter λῐ́θῐζον); first/third declension

looking like a stone

Declension

First and third declension of λῐθῐ́ζων; λῐθῐ́ζουσᾰ; λῐθῐ́ζον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	λῐθῐ́ζων lithízōn	λῐθῐ́ζουσᾰ lithízousa	λῐθῐ́ζον lithízon	λῐθῐ́ζοντε lithízonte	λῐθῐζούσᾱ lithizoúsā	λῐθῐ́ζοντε lithízonte	λῐθῐ́ζοντες lithízontes	λῐθῐ́ζουσαι lithízousai	λῐθῐ́ζοντᾰ lithízonta
Genitive	λῐθῐ́ζοντος lithízontos	λῐθῐζούσης lithizoúsēs	λῐθῐ́ζοντος lithízontos	λῐθῐζόντοιν lithizóntoin	λῐθῐζούσαιν lithizoúsain	λῐθῐζόντοιν lithizóntoin	λῐθῐζόντων lithizóntōn	λῐθῐζουσῶν lithizousôn	λῐθῐζόντων lithizóntōn
Dative	λῐθῐ́ζοντῐ lithízonti	λῐθῐζούσῃ lithizoúsēi	λῐθῐ́ζοντῐ lithízonti	λῐθῐζόντοιν lithizóntoin	λῐθῐζούσαιν lithizoúsain	λῐθῐζόντοιν lithizóntoin	λῐθῐ́ζουσῐ / λῐθῐ́ζουσῐν lithízousi(n)	λῐθῐζούσαις lithizoúsais	λῐθῐ́ζουσῐ / λῐθῐ́ζουσῐν lithízousi(n)
Accusative	λῐθῐ́ζοντᾰ lithízonta	λῐθῐ́ζουσᾰν lithízousan	λῐθῐ́ζον lithízon	λῐθῐ́ζοντε lithízonte	λῐθῐζούσᾱ lithizoúsā	λῐθῐ́ζοντε lithízonte	λῐθῐ́ζοντᾰς lithízontas	λῐθῐζούσᾱς lithizoúsās	λῐθῐ́ζοντᾰ lithízonta
Vocative	λῐθῐ́ζων lithízōn	λῐθῐ́ζουσᾰ lithízousa	λῐθῐ́ζον lithízon	λῐθῐ́ζοντε lithízonte	λῐθῐζούσᾱ lithizoúsā	λῐθῐ́ζοντε lithízonte	λῐθῐ́ζοντες lithízontes	λῐθῐ́ζουσαι lithízousai	λῐθῐ́ζοντᾰ lithízonta
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	λῐθῐζόντως lithizóntōs			—			—
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Noun

λῐθῐ́ζων • (lithízōn) m (genitive λῐθῐ́ζοντος); third declension

(geology) the name of a type of carbuncle

Usage notes

Also read as λιγνύζων (lignúzōn).

Declension

Third declension of ὁ λῐθῐ́ζων; τοῦ λῐθῐ́ζοντος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ λῐθῐ́ζων ho lithízōn	τὼ λῐθῐ́ζοντε tṑ lithízonte	οἱ λῐθῐ́ζοντες hoi lithízontes
Genitive	τοῦ λῐθῐ́ζοντος toû lithízontos	τοῖν λῐθῐζόντοιν toîn lithizóntoin	τῶν λῐθῐζόντων tôn lithizóntōn
Dative	τῷ λῐθῐ́ζοντῐ tôi lithízonti	τοῖν λῐθῐζόντοιν toîn lithizóntoin	τοῖς λῐθῐ́ζουσῐ / λῐθῐ́ζουσῐν toîs lithízousi(n)
Accusative	τὸν λῐθῐ́ζοντᾰ tòn lithízonta	τὼ λῐθῐ́ζοντε tṑ lithízonte	τοὺς λῐθῐ́ζοντᾰς toùs lithízontas
Vocative	λῐθῐ́ζον lithízon	λῐθῐ́ζοντε lithízonte	λῐθῐ́ζοντες lithízontes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

“λιθίζων”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press