λίζω

Ancient Greek
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Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *líďďō, from Proto-Indo-European *lid-yé-ti,[1] from the root *leyd-. Cognate with Latin lūdō (“to play”).[2][3]

Verb

*λίζω • (*lízō)

  1. to play
    Synonym: παίζω (paízō)
    • 5th century C.E., Hesychius of Alexandria, Γλώσσαι, Λ:
      λίζει· παίζει
      lízei; paízei
      lízei: he/she/it plays
    • 5th century C.E., Hesychius of Alexandria, Γλώσσαι, Λ:
      λίζουσι· παίζουσι
      lízousi; paízousi
      lízousi: they play

Conjugation

References
  1. Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), “*loid-”, in Encyclopedia of Indo-European culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 434
  2. Pokorny, Julius (1959) “leid-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 666
  3. Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “lei̯d-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, pages 402–403

Further reading
  • Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “λοιδορέω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 869
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