λοίδορος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Back-formation from λοιδορέω (loidoréō, “to revile, rail”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /lǒi̯.do.ros/ → /ˈly.ðo.ros/ → /ˈli.ðo.ros/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /lǒi̯.do.ros/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈly.do.ros/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈly.ðo.ros/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈly.ðo.ros/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈli.ðo.ros/

Adjective

λοίδορος • (loídoros) m or f (neuter λοίδορον); second declension

1. railing, abusive, reviling

Declension

Second declension of λοίδορος; λοίδορον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		λοίδορος loídoros	λοίδορον loídoron		λοιδόρω loidórō	λοιδόρω loidórō		λοίδοροι loídoroi	λοίδορᾰ loídora
Genitive		λοιδόρου loidórou	λοιδόρου loidórou		λοιδόροιν loidóroin	λοιδόροιν loidóroin		λοιδόρων loidórōn	λοιδόρων loidórōn
Dative		λοιδόρῳ loidórōi	λοιδόρῳ loidórōi		λοιδόροιν loidóroin	λοιδόροιν loidóroin		λοιδόροις loidórois	λοιδόροις loidórois
Accusative		λοίδορον loídoron	λοίδορον loídoron		λοιδόρω loidórō	λοιδόρω loidórō		λοιδόρους loidórous	λοίδορᾰ loídora
Vocative		λοίδορε loídore	λοίδορον loídoron		λοιδόρω loidórō	λοιδόρω loidórō		λοίδοροι loídoroi	λοίδορᾰ loídora
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		λοιδόρως loidórōs			λοιδορώτερος loidorṓteros			λοιδορώτᾰτος loidorṓtatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Noun

λοίδορος • (loídoros) m (genitive λοιδόρου); second declension

1. railer, reviler

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ λοίδορος; τοῦ λοιδόρου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ λοίδορος ho loídoros	τὼ λοιδόρω tṑ loidórō	οἱ λοίδοροι hoi loídoroi
Genitive	τοῦ λοιδόρου toû loidórou	τοῖν λοιδόροιν toîn loidóroin	τῶν λοιδόρων tôn loidórōn
Dative	τῷ λοιδόρῳ tôi loidórōi	τοῖν λοιδόροιν toîn loidóroin	τοῖς λοιδόροις toîs loidórois
Accusative	τὸν λοίδορον tòn loídoron	τὼ λοιδόρω tṑ loidórō	τοὺς λοιδόρους toùs loidórous
Vocative	λοίδορε loídore	λοιδόρω loidórō	λοίδοροι loídoroi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

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