λέχριος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

According to Beekes, the presence of the adverb λικριφίς (likriphís, “sideways”) and the gloss λίξ (líx, “sideways, athwart”) suggests a Pre-Greek origin of the word.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /lé.kʰri.os/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈle.kʰri.os/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈle.xri.os/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈle.xri.os/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈle.xri.os/

Adjective

λέχρῐος • (lékhrĭos) m (feminine λεχρῐ́ᾱ, neuter λέχρῐον); first/second declension

slanting, crosswise
Synonyms: δοχμός (dokhmós), λοξός (loxós), πλᾰ́γῐος (plắgĭos), ψᾰ́γῐος (psắgĭos)

Inflection

First and second declension of λέχρῐος; λεχρῐ́ᾱ; λέχρῐον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	λέχρῐος lékhrĭos	λεχρῐ́ᾱ lekhrĭ́ā	λέχρῐον lékhrĭon	λεχρῐ́ω lekhrĭ́ō	λεχρῐ́ᾱ lekhrĭ́ā	λεχρῐ́ω lekhrĭ́ō	λέχρῐοι lékhrĭoi	λέχρῐαι lékhrĭai	λέχρῐᾰ lékhrĭă
Genitive	λεχρῐ́ου lekhrĭ́ou	λεχρῐ́ᾱς lekhrĭ́ās	λεχρῐ́ου lekhrĭ́ou	λεχρῐ́οιν lekhrĭ́oin	λεχρῐ́αιν lekhrĭ́ain	λεχρῐ́οιν lekhrĭ́oin	λεχρῐ́ων lekhrĭ́ōn	λεχρῐ́ων lekhrĭ́ōn	λεχρῐ́ων lekhrĭ́ōn
Dative	λεχρῐ́ῳ lekhrĭ́ōi	λεχρῐ́ᾳ lekhrĭ́āi	λεχρῐ́ῳ lekhrĭ́ōi	λεχρῐ́οιν lekhrĭ́oin	λεχρῐ́αιν lekhrĭ́ain	λεχρῐ́οιν lekhrĭ́oin	λεχρῐ́οις lekhrĭ́ois	λεχρῐ́αις lekhrĭ́ais	λεχρῐ́οις lekhrĭ́ois
Accusative	λέχρῐον lékhrĭon	λεχρῐ́ᾱν lekhrĭ́ān	λέχρῐον lékhrĭon	λεχρῐ́ω lekhrĭ́ō	λεχρῐ́ᾱ lekhrĭ́ā	λεχρῐ́ω lekhrĭ́ō	λεχρῐ́ους lekhrĭ́ous	λεχρῐ́ᾱς lekhrĭ́ās	λέχρῐᾰ lékhrĭă
Vocative	λέχρῐε lékhrĭe	λεχρῐ́ᾱ lekhrĭ́ā	λέχρῐον lékhrĭon	λεχρῐ́ω lekhrĭ́ō	λεχρῐ́ᾱ lekhrĭ́ā	λεχρῐ́ω lekhrĭ́ō	λέχρῐοι lékhrĭoi	λέχρῐαι lékhrĭai	λέχρῐᾰ lékhrĭă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	λεχρῐ́ως lekhrĭ́ōs			λεχρῐώτερος lekhrĭṓteros			λεχρῐώτᾰτος lekhrĭṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

λέχρῐς (lékhrĭs)