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ἐλαχύς
ἐλαχύς
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- ἔλαχος (élakhos)
Adjective
ἐλᾰχῠ́ς • (elakhús) m (feminine ἐλᾰ́χειᾰ, neuter ἐλᾰχῠ́); first/third declension
- small, short, mean, little
- Homeric Hymn to Apollo 197
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τῇσι μὲν οὔτ᾽ αἰσχρὴ μεταμέλπεται οὔτ᾽ ἐλάχεια, ἀλλὰ μάλα μεγάλη τε ἰδεῖν καὶ εἶδος ἀγητή
- And among them sings one, not mean nor puny, but tall to look upon and enviable in mien.
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τῇσι μὲν οὔτ᾽ αἰσχρὴ μεταμέλπεται οὔτ᾽ ἐλάχεια, ἀλλὰ μάλα μεγάλη τε ἰδεῖν καὶ εἶδος ἀγητή
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Inflection
| Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case/Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | ||||
| Nominative | ἐλᾰχῠ́ς | ἐλᾰ́χειᾰ | ἐλᾰχῠ́ | ἐλᾰχέε | ἐλᾰχείᾱ | ἐλᾰχέε | ἐλᾰχεῖς / ἐλᾰχέες | ἐλᾰ́χειαι | ἐλᾰχέᾰ | ||||
| Genitive | ἐλᾰχέως | ἐλᾰχείᾱς | ἐλᾰχέως | ἐλᾰχέοιν | ἐλᾰχείαιν | ἐλᾰχέοιν | ἐλᾰχέων | ἐλᾰχειῶν | ἐλᾰχέων | ||||
| Dative | ἐλᾰχεῖ / ἐλᾰχέῐ̈ | ἐλᾰχείᾳ | ἐλᾰχεῖ / ἐλᾰ́χέῐ̈ | ἐλᾰχέοιν | ἐλᾰχείαιν | ἐλᾰχέοιν | ἐλᾰχέσῐ(ν) | ἐλᾰχείαις | ἐλᾰχέσῐ(ν) | ||||
| Accusative | ἐλᾰχῠ́ν | ἐλᾰ́χειᾰν | ἐλᾰχῠ́ | ἐλᾰχέε | ἐλᾰχείᾱ | ἐλᾰχέε | ἐλᾰχεῖς | ἐλᾰχείᾱς | ἐλᾰχέᾰ | ||||
| Vocative | ἐλᾰχῠ́ | ἐλᾰ́χειᾰ | ἐλᾰχῠ́ | ἐλᾰχέε | ἐλᾰχείᾱ | ἐλᾰχέε | ἐλᾰχεῖς / ἐλᾰχέες | ἐλᾰ́χειαι | ἐλᾰχέᾰ | ||||
| Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | ||||||||||
| ἐλᾰχέως | ἐλάσσων | ἐλᾰ́χιστος | |||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension. | ||||||||||||
| Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case/Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | ||||
| Nominative | ἐλᾰχῠ́ς | ἐλᾰ́χεᾰ | ἐλᾰχῠ́ | ἐλᾰχέε | ἐλᾰχέᾱ | ἐλᾰχέε | ἐλᾰχεῖς / ἐλᾰχέες | ἐλᾰ́χεαι | ἐλᾰχέᾰ | ||||
| Genitive | ἐλᾰχέος | ἐλᾰχέᾱς | ἐλᾰχέος | ἐλᾰχέοιν | ἐλᾰχέαιν | ἐλᾰχέοιν | ἐλᾰχέων | ἐλᾰχεέων / ἐλᾰχεῶν | ἐλᾰχέων | ||||
| Dative | ἐλᾰχεῖ / ἐλᾰχέῐ̈ | ἐλᾰχέᾳ | ἐλᾰχεῖ / ἐλᾰ́χέῐ̈ | ἐλᾰχέοιν | ἐλᾰχέαιν | ἐλᾰχέοιν | ἐλᾰχέσῐ(ν) | ἐλᾰχέῃσῐ(ν) | ἐλᾰχέσῐ(ν) | ||||
| Accusative | ἐλᾰχῠ́ν | ἐλᾰ́χεᾰν | ἐλᾰχῠ́ | ἐλᾰχέε | ἐλᾰχέᾱ | ἐλᾰχέε | ἐλᾰχεῖς | ἐλᾰχέᾱς | ἐλᾰχέᾰ | ||||
| Vocative | ἐλᾰχῠ́ | ἐλᾰ́χεᾰ | ἐλᾰχῠ́ | ἐλᾰχέε | ἐλᾰχέᾱ | ἐλᾰχέε | ἐλᾰχεῖς / ἐλᾰχέες | ἐλᾰ́χεαι | ἐλᾰχέᾰ | ||||
| Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | ||||||||||
| ἐλᾰχέως | ἐλάσσων | ἐλᾰ́χιστος | |||||||||||
| Notes: | Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution. | ||||||||||||
This is one of the two adjectives in -ύς, -εῖα, -ύ, along with λιγύς (ligús), that have a recessive accent in the feminine. See also θῆλυς (thêlus), ἥμισυς (hḗmisus).
Synonyms
- βαιός (baiós)
- βραχύς (brakhús)
- ἠβαιός (ēbaiós)
- μικρός (mikrós)
- ὀλίγος (olígos)
- παῦρος (paûros)
- τυτθός (tutthós)
Derived terms
- ἐλαχύνωτος (elakhúnōtos)
- ἐλαχυπτέρυξ (elakhuptérux)
References
- ἐλαχύς in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ἐλαχύς in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ἐλαχύς in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- «ἐλαχύς» in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- «ἐλαχύς» in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (© 2006–2016)