λαιός

See also: Λάϊος

Ancient Greek

From *λαιϝός, from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂iwos (“left”). Cognates include Latin laevus and Proto-Slavic *lěvъ.^[1]

λαιός • (laiós) m (feminine λαιᾱ́, neuter λαιόν); first/second declension

left (opposite of right)
Synonyms: ἀριστερός (aristerós), σκαιός (skaiós)

Antonym: δεξιός (dexiós)
awkward

First and second declension of λαιός; λαιᾱ́; λαιόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	λαιός laiós	λαιᾱ́ laiā́	λαιόν laión	λαιώ laiṓ	λαιᾱ́ laiā́	λαιώ laiṓ	λαιοί laioí	λαιαί laiaí	λαιᾰ́ laiắ
Genitive	λαιοῦ laioû	λαιᾶς laiâs	λαιοῦ laioû	λαιοῖν laioîn	λαιαῖν laiaîn	λαιοῖν laioîn	λαιῶν laiôn	λαιῶν laiôn	λαιῶν laiôn
Dative	λαιῷ laiōî	λαιᾷ laiāî	λαιῷ laiōî	λαιοῖν laioîn	λαιαῖν laiaîn	λαιοῖν laioîn	λαιοῖς laioîs	λαιαῖς laiaîs	λαιοῖς laioîs
Accusative	λαιόν laión	λαιᾱ́ν laiā́n	λαιόν laión	λαιώ laiṓ	λαιᾱ́ laiā́	λαιώ laiṓ	λαιούς laioús	λαιᾱ́ς laiā́s	λαιᾰ́ laiắ
Vocative	λαιέ laié	λαιᾱ́ laiā́	λαιόν laión	λαιώ laiṓ	λαιᾱ́ laiā́	λαιώ laiṓ	λαιοί laioí	λαιαί laiaí	λαιᾰ́ laiắ
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	λαιῶς laiôs			λαιότερος laióteros			λαιότᾰτος laiótătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Probably related to λᾶᾰς (lâăs, “stone”), due to the rock thrush's habit of nesting in rock cavities.^[2]

λαιός • (laiós) m (genitive λαιοῦ); second declension

Second declension of ὁ λαιός; τοῦ λαιοῦ (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ λαιός ho laiós	τὼ λαιώ tṑ laiṓ	οἱ λαιοί hoi laioí
Genitive	τοῦ λαιοῦ toû laioû	τοῖν λαιοῖν toîn laioîn	τῶν λαιῶν tôn laiôn
Dative	τῷ λαιῷ tōî laiōî	τοῖν λαιοῖν toîn laioîn	τοῖς λαιοῖς toîs laioîs
Accusative	τὸν λαιόν tòn laión	τὼ λαιώ tṑ laiṓ	τοὺς λαιούς toùs laioús
Vocative	λαιέ laié	λαιώ laiṓ	λαιοί laioí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “λαιός 1”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 824-5
^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “λαιός 2”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 825