ὀλισθηρός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ὀλῐσθάνω (olĭsthánō, “to slip”) +‎ -ρός (-rós, adjective suffix).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /o.lis.tʰɛː.rós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /o.lis.tʰe̝ˈros/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /o.lis.θiˈros/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /o.lis.θiˈros/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /o.lis.θiˈros/

Adjective

ὀλῐσθηρός • (olĭsthērós) m (feminine ὀλῐσθηρᾱ́, neuter ὀλῐσθηρόν); first/second declension

slippery, slippy
slippery, hard to catch and keep hold of
liable to slip

Inflection

First and second declension of ὀλῐσθηρός; ὀλῐσθηρᾱ́; ὀλῐσθηρόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ὀλῐσθηρός olĭsthērós	ὀλῐσθηρᾱ́ olĭsthērā́	ὀλῐσθηρόν olĭsthērón	ὀλῐσθηρώ olĭsthērṓ	ὀλῐσθηρᾱ́ olĭsthērā́	ὀλῐσθηρώ olĭsthērṓ	ὀλῐσθηροί olĭsthēroí	ὀλῐσθηραί olĭsthēraí	ὀλῐσθηρᾰ́ olĭsthērắ
Genitive	ὀλῐσθηροῦ olĭsthēroû	ὀλῐσθηρᾶς olĭsthērâs	ὀλῐσθηροῦ olĭsthēroû	ὀλῐσθηροῖν olĭsthēroîn	ὀλῐσθηραῖν olĭsthēraîn	ὀλῐσθηροῖν olĭsthēroîn	ὀλῐσθηρῶν olĭsthērôn	ὀλῐσθηρῶν olĭsthērôn	ὀλῐσθηρῶν olĭsthērôn
Dative	ὀλῐσθηρῷ olĭsthērōî	ὀλῐσθηρᾷ olĭsthērāî	ὀλῐσθηρῷ olĭsthērōî	ὀλῐσθηροῖν olĭsthēroîn	ὀλῐσθηραῖν olĭsthēraîn	ὀλῐσθηροῖν olĭsthēroîn	ὀλῐσθηροῖς olĭsthēroîs	ὀλῐσθηραῖς olĭsthēraîs	ὀλῐσθηροῖς olĭsthēroîs
Accusative	ὀλῐσθηρόν olĭsthērón	ὀλῐσθηρᾱ́ν olĭsthērā́n	ὀλῐσθηρόν olĭsthērón	ὀλῐσθηρώ olĭsthērṓ	ὀλῐσθηρᾱ́ olĭsthērā́	ὀλῐσθηρώ olĭsthērṓ	ὀλῐσθηρούς olĭsthēroús	ὀλῐσθηρᾱ́ς olĭsthērā́s	ὀλῐσθηρᾰ́ olĭsthērắ
Vocative	ὀλῐσθηρέ olĭsthēré	ὀλῐσθηρᾱ́ olĭsthērā́	ὀλῐσθηρόν olĭsthērón	ὀλῐσθηρώ olĭsthērṓ	ὀλῐσθηρᾱ́ olĭsthērā́	ὀλῐσθηρώ olĭsthērṓ	ὀλῐσθηροί olĭsthēroí	ὀλῐσθηραί olĭsthēraí	ὀλῐσθηρᾰ́ olĭsthērắ
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ὀλῐσθηρῶς olĭsthērôs			ὀλῐσθηρότερος olĭsthēróteros			ὀλῐσθηρότᾰτος olĭsthērótătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Inflection

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