λοῖσθος

Ancient Greek

Etymology 1

Uncertain etymology due to medial -θ-. Scheftelowitz posited *sloydʰ-to-, which is compared to Russian после́дний (poslédnij, “last, latest”), Lithuanian slýsti (“to glide”) and ὀλισθάνω (olisthánō, “to slip, slide”), but it is unlikely that the cluster preserved its aspiration for such a long time.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /lôi̯s.tʰos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈlys.tʰos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈlys.θos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈlys.θos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈlis.θos/

Adjective

λοῖσθος • (loîsthos) m or f (neuter λοῖσθον); second declension

last, left behind, final
Synonyms: ἔσχατος (éskhatos), ὕστατος (hústatos)

Declension

Second declension of λοῖσθος; λοῖσθον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	λοῖσθος loîsthos	λοῖσθον loîsthon	λοίσθω loísthō	λοίσθω loísthō	λοῖσθοι loîsthoi	λοῖσθᾰ loîstha
Genitive	λοίσθου loísthou	λοίσθου loísthou	λοίσθοιν loísthoin	λοίσθοιν loísthoin	λοίσθων loísthōn	λοίσθων loísthōn
Dative	λοίσθῳ loísthōi	λοίσθῳ loísthōi	λοίσθοιν loísthoin	λοίσθοιν loísthoin	λοίσθοις loísthois	λοίσθοις loísthois
Accusative	λοῖσθον loîsthon	λοῖσθον loîsthon	λοίσθω loísthō	λοίσθω loísthō	λοίσθους loísthous	λοῖσθᾰ loîstha
Vocative	λοῖσθε loîsthe	λοῖσθον loîsthon	λοίσθω loísthō	λοίσθω loísthō	λοῖσθοι loîsthoi	λοῖσθᾰ loîstha
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	λοίσθως loísthōs		λοισθότερος loisthóteros		λοισθότᾰτος loisthótatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

λοισθήϊος (loisthḗïos)
λοίσθημα (loísthēma)
λοίσθιος (loísthios)

Etymology 2

Greek λοστός (lostós, “lever”) seems to presuppose a pre-form *λοϊσθός (*loïsthós). Further unclear.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /lôi̯s.tʰos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈlys.tʰos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈlys.θos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈlys.θos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈlis.θos/

Noun

λοῖσθος • (loîsthos) m (genitive λοίσθου); second declension

boom, gaff or spar

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ λοῖσθος; τοῦ λοίσθου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ λοῖσθος ho loîsthos	τὼ λοίσθω tṑ loísthō	οἱ λοῖσθοι hoi loîsthoi
Genitive	τοῦ λοίσθου toû loísthou	τοῖν λοίσθοιν toîn loísthoin	τῶν λοίσθων tôn loísthōn
Dative	τῷ λοίσθῳ tôi loísthōi	τοῖν λοίσθοιν toîn loísthoin	τοῖς λοίσθοις toîs loísthois
Accusative	τὸν λοῖσθον tòn loîsthon	τὼ λοίσθω tṑ loísthō	τοὺς λοίσθους toùs loísthous
Vocative	λοῖσθε loîsthe	λοίσθω loísthō	λοῖσθοι loîsthoi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

Greek: λοστός (lostós)

λοῖσθος

Ancient Greek

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Adjective

Declension

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

Inflection

Descendants

Further reading