λισσός

See also: Λίσσος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Derived from λίς (lís, smooth), itself seemingly from a Proto-Indo-European *lh₁i-t- (smooth), with no certain cognates outside of Greek.[1] The supposed Proto-Indo-European root may be related to Proto-Indo-European *(s)ley- (smooth; slick; sticky; slimy).[2][3] Compare also λισσάς (lissás), λίσπος (líspos), λίσφος (lísphos), and λίστρον (lístron).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

λισσός • (lissós) m (feminine λισσή, neuter λισσόν); first/second declension

  1. smooth

Inflection

References

  1. Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 865-6
  2. Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN
  3. slime”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.

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