ἐλάσσων

See also: ελάσσων

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

ἐλᾰ́ττων (elắttōn) — Attic

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *elə́ťťōs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁léngʷʰ-yōs, from *h₁lengʷʰ- (“light (of weight)”). By surface analysis, ἐλαχύς (elakhús) +‎ -ίων (-íōn).

Adjective

ἐλᾰ́σσων • (elắssōn) m or f (neuter ἔλᾰσσον); third declension

comparative degree of ἐλᾰχύς (elăkhús) and μῑκρός (mīkrós): smaller, less

Inflection

Third declension of ἐλᾰ́σσων; ἔλᾰσσον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἐλᾰ́σσων elắssōn	ἔλᾰσσον élăsson	ἐλᾰ́σσονε elắssone	ἐλᾰ́σσονε elắssone	ἐλᾰ́σσονες / ἐλᾰ́σσους elắssones / elắssous	ἐλᾰ́σσονᾰ / ἐλᾰ́σσω elắssonă / elắssō
Genitive	ἐλᾰ́σσονος elắssonos	ἐλᾰ́σσονος elắssonos	ἐλᾰσσόνοιν elăssónoin	ἐλᾰσσόνοιν elăssónoin	ἐλᾰσσόνων elăssónōn	ἐλᾰσσόνων elăssónōn
Dative	ἐλᾰ́σσονῐ elắssonĭ	ἐλᾰ́σσονῐ elắssonĭ	ἐλᾰσσόνοιν elăssónoin	ἐλᾰσσόνοιν elăssónoin	ἐλᾰ́σσοσῐ / ἐλᾰ́σσοσῐν elắssosĭ(n)	ἐλᾰ́σσοσῐ / ἐλᾰ́σσοσῐν elắssosĭ(n)
Accusative	ἐλᾰ́σσονᾰ / ἐλᾰ́σσω elắssonă / elắssō	ἔλᾰσσον élăsson	ἐλᾰ́σσονε elắssone	ἐλᾰ́σσονε elắssone	ἐλᾰ́σσονᾰς / ἐλᾰ́σσους elắssonăs / elắssous	ἐλᾰ́σσονᾰ / ἐλᾰ́σσω elắssonă / elắssō
Vocative	ἔλᾰσσον élăsson	ἔλᾰσσον élăsson	ἐλᾰ́σσονε elắssone	ἐλᾰ́σσονε elắssone	ἐλᾰ́σσονες / ἐλᾰ́σσους elắssones / elắssous	ἐλᾰ́σσονᾰ / ἐλᾰ́σσω elắssonă / elắssō
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	ἔλᾰσσον élăsson		—		—
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

Greek: ελάσσων (elásson)