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ἐλαχύς

ἐλαχύς

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • ἔλαχος (élakhos)

Adjective

ἐλᾰχῠ́ς (elakhús) m (feminine ἐλᾰ́χειᾰ, neuter ἐλᾰχῠ́); first/third declension

  1. small, short, mean, little
    • Homeric Hymn to Apollo 197
      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.

Inflection

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