λοξός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *lewg- (“bend, twist”). Cognates include Latin luxus, Sanskrit रुग्ण (rugṇá), Lithuanian lugnas and Old Norse lykna.

Pronunciation
 

Adjective

λοξός • (loxós) m (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
First and second declension of λοξός; λοξή; λοξόν (Attic)
Number Singular Dual Plural
Case/Gender MasculineFeminine Neuter MasculineFeminine Neuter MasculineFeminine Neuter
Nominative λοξός
loxós		 λοξή
loxḗ		 λοξόν
loxón		 λοξώ
loxṓ		 λοξᾱ́
loxā́		 λοξώ
loxṓ		 λοξοί
loxoí		 λοξαί
loxaí		 λοξᾰ́
loxá
Genitive λοξοῦ
loxoû		 λοξῆς
loxês		 λοξοῦ
loxoû		 λοξοῖν
loxoîn		 λοξαῖν
loxaîn		 λοξοῖν
loxoîn		 λοξῶν
loxôn		 λοξῶν
loxôn		 λοξῶν
loxôn
Dative λοξῷ
loxôi		 λοξῇ
loxêi		 λοξῷ
loxôi		 λοξοῖν
loxoîn		 λοξαῖν
loxaîn		 λοξοῖν
loxoîn		 λοξοῖς
loxoîs		 λοξαῖς
loxaîs		 λοξοῖς
loxoîs
Accusative λοξόν
loxón		 λοξήν
loxḗn		 λοξόν
loxón		 λοξώ
loxṓ		 λοξᾱ́
loxā́		 λοξώ
loxṓ		 λοξούς
loxoús		 λοξᾱ́ς
loxā́s		 λοξᾰ́
loxá
Vocative λοξέ
loxé		 λοξή
loxḗ		 λοξόν
loxón		 λοξώ
loxṓ		 λοξᾱ́
loxā́		 λοξώ
loxṓ		 λοξοί
loxoí		 λοξαί
loxaí		 λοξᾰ́
loxá
Derived forms Adverb Comparative Superlative
λοξῶς / λοξόν / λοξά
loxôs / loxón / loxá		 λοξώτερος
loxṓteros		 λοξώτᾰτος
loxṓtatos
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Synonyms

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

Derived terms
  • λοξόω (loxóō)
    • λόξωσις (lóxōsis)
  • λοξότης (loxótēs)

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

References
  • “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, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek λοξός (loxós).

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

Adjective

λοξός • (loxós) m (feminine λοξή, neuter λοξό)

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

Declension
Declension of λοξός
number 
case \ gender 		 singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative λοξός • λοξή • λοξό • λοξοί • λοξές • λοξά •
genitive λοξού • λοξής • λοξού • λοξών • λοξών • λοξών •
accusative λοξό • λοξή • λοξό • λοξούς • λοξές • λοξά •
vocative λοξέ • λοξή • λοξό • λοξοί • λοξές • λοξά •
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 • λοξότερη • λοξότερο • λοξότεροι • λοξότερες • λοξότερα •
genitive λοξότερου • λοξότερης • λοξότερου • λοξότερων • λοξότερων • λοξότερων •
accusative λοξότερο • λοξότερη • λοξότερο • λοξότερους • λοξότερες • λοξότερα •
vocative λοξότερε • λοξότερη • λοξότερο • λοξότεροι • λοξότερες • λοξότερα •
derivations relative superlative: ο + comparative forms (eg "ο λοξότερος", etc)
  • λοξοδρόμηση f (loxodrómisi, “detour”)
  • λοξδρομία f (loxdromía, “rhumb, loxodrome”)
  • λοξοδρόμισμα n (loxodrómisma, “detour”)
  • λοξοδρομώ (loxodromó, “I detour”)
  • λοξοκοίταγμα n (loxokoítagma)
  • λοξοκοιτάζω (loxokoitázo), λοξοκοιτάω (loxokoitáo) / λοξοκοιτώ (loxokoitó)
  • λοξότητα f (loxótita, “obliquity”)

References
  • λοξός - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
  • Stavropoulos, D N (2008) G N Stavropoulos, editor, Oxford Greek-English Learner's Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press
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