λυσιτελής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From λυσι- (lusi-, “loosing, releasing”), from λύω (lúō) + -τελής (-telḗs), from τέλος (télos, “end, completion; here: dues”). A contraction of the phrase τέλη n pl (télē) λύειν (lúein) («λύειν τέλη», "pay one's dues"), hence, I become advantageous.^[1]

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /lyː.si.te.lɛ̌ːs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ly.si.teˈle̝s/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ly.si.teˈlis/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ly.si.teˈlis/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /li.si.teˈlis/

Adjective

λῡσῐτελής • (lūsĭtelḗs) m or f (neuter λῡσῐτελές); third declension

paying for expenses incurred, useful, profitable, advantageous, profitable in point of money
cheap
(rarely of persons) profitable, advantageous
(adverb) cheaply

Declension

Third declension of λῡσῐτελής; λῡσῐτελές (contracted, Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	λῡσῐτελής lūsĭtelḗs	λῡσῐτελές lūsĭtelés	λῡσῐτελεῖ lūsĭteleî	λῡσῐτελεῖ lūsĭteleî	λῡσῐτελεῖς lūsĭteleîs	λῡσῐτελῆ lūsĭtelê
Genitive	λῡσῐτελοῦς lūsĭteloûs	λῡσῐτελοῦς lūsĭteloûs	λῡσῐτελοῖν lūsĭteloîn	λῡσῐτελοῖν lūsĭteloîn	λῡσῐτελῶν lūsĭtelôn	λῡσῐτελῶν lūsĭtelôn
Dative	λῡσῐτελεῖ lūsĭteleî	λῡσῐτελεῖ lūsĭteleî	λῡσῐτελοῖν lūsĭteloîn	λῡσῐτελοῖν lūsĭteloîn	λῡσῐτελέσῐ / λῡσῐτελέσῐν lūsĭtelésĭ(n)	λῡσῐτελέσῐ / λῡσῐτελέσῐν lūsĭtelésĭ(n)
Accusative	λῡσῐτελῆ lūsĭtelê	λῡσῐτελές lūsĭtelés	λῡσῐτελεῖ lūsĭteleî	λῡσῐτελεῖ lūsĭteleî	λῡσῐτελεῖς lūsĭteleîs	λῡσῐτελῆ lūsĭtelê
Vocative	λῡσῐτελές lūsĭtelés	λῡσῐτελές lūsĭtelés	λῡσῐτελεῖ lūsĭteleî	λῡσῐτελεῖ lūsĭteleî	λῡσῐτελεῖς lūsĭteleîs	λῡσῐτελῆ lūsĭtelê
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	λῡσῐτελῶς lūsĭtelôs		λῡσῐτελέστερος lūsĭtelésteros		λῡσῐτελέστᾰτος lūsĭteléstătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

^ λυσιτελής - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre