Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Unknown,[1] but generally related by Celticists to Proto-Celtic *loskos (crippled).[2]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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λοξός (loxósm (feminine λοξή, neuter λοξόν); first/second declension

  1. Not straight: slanting, crosswise, oblique
  2. To the side: sideways, askance
  3. (figuratively) mistrustful, suspicious
  4. (of language) indirect, ambiguous

Inflection

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Synonyms

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Antonyms

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  • (antonym(s) of slanting): ὀρθός (orthós, at a right angle)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: λοξός (loxós)
  • Hebrew: אֲלָכְסוֹן (alakhsón) (from the neuter singular)

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 871
  2. ^ Delamarre, Xavier (2003) “loxso-”, in Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental [Dictionary of the Gaulish language: A linguistic approach to Old Continental Celtic] (Collection des Hespérides; 9), 2nd edition, Éditions Errance, →ISBN, page 209

Further reading

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  • λοξός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • λοξός”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.

Greek

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ancient Greek λοξός (loxós).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /loˈksos/
  • Hyphenation: λο‧ξός

Adjective

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λοξός (loxósm (feminine λοξή, neuter λοξό)

  1. slanting; sloping; oblique
  2. screwy; odd

Declension

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Declension of λοξός
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative λοξός (loxós) λοξή (loxí) λοξό (loxó) λοξοί (loxoí) λοξές (loxés) λοξά (loxá)
genitive λοξού (loxoú) λοξής (loxís) λοξού (loxoú) λοξών (loxón) λοξών (loxón) λοξών (loxón)
accusative λοξό (loxó) λοξή (loxí) λοξό (loxó) λοξούς (loxoús) λοξές (loxés) λοξά (loxá)
vocative λοξέ (loxé) λοξή (loxí) λοξό (loxó) λοξοί (loxoí) λοξές (loxés) λοξά (loxá)

Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο λοξός, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο λοξός, etc.)

Degrees of comparison by suffixation
comparative (?) singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative λοξότερος (loxóteros) λοξότερη (loxóteri) λοξότερο (loxótero) λοξότεροι (loxóteroi) λοξότερες (loxóteres) λοξότερα (loxótera)
genitive λοξότερου (loxóterou) λοξότερης (loxóteris) λοξότερου (loxóterou) λοξότερων (loxóteron) λοξότερων (loxóteron) λοξότερων (loxóteron)
accusative λοξότερο (loxótero) λοξότερη (loxóteri) λοξότερο (loxótero) λοξότερους (loxóterous) λοξότερες (loxóteres) λοξότερα (loxótera)
vocative λοξότερε (loxótere) λοξότερη (loxóteri) λοξότερο (loxótero) λοξότεροι (loxóteroi) λοξότερες (loxóteres) λοξότερα (loxótera)

Derivations: relative superlative: ο + comparative forms (eg "ο λοξότερος", etc)

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