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ἐλαχύς

First/Third declension Adjective;

Transliteration:

Principal Part:

Structure: ἐλαχυ (Stem) + ς (Ending)

Etym.: fem. e)la/xeia not -ei=a

Sense

small, short, mean, little

	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Singular	Nominative	ἐλαχύς	ἐλάχεια	ἐλαχύ
Genitive	ἐλαχέος	ἐλαχείᾱς	ἐλαχέος
Dative	ἐλαχεί	ἐλαχείᾱͅ	ἐλαχεί
Accusative	ἐλαχύν	ἐλάχειαν	ἐλαχύ
Vocative	ἐλαχύ	ἐλάχεια	ἐλαχύ
Dual	N/A/V	ἐλαχέε	ἐλαχείᾱ	ἐλαχέε
G/D	ἐλαχέοιν	ἐλαχείαιν	ἐλαχέοιν
Plural	Nominative	ἐλαχείς	ἐλαχείαι	ἐλαχή
Genitive	ἐλαχέων	ἐλαχειῶν	ἐλαχέων
Dative	ἐλαχέσιν*	ἐλαχείαις	ἐλαχέσιν*
Accusative	ἐλαχείς	ἐλαχείᾱς	ἐλαχή
Vocative	ἐλαχείς	ἐλαχείαι	ἐλαχή

Masculine

Feminine

Neuter

Singular

Nominative

Genitive

Dative

Accusative

Vocative

Dual

N/A/V

G/D

Plural

Nominative

Genitive

Dative

Accusative

Vocative

	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Adjective	ἐλαχύς ἐλαχέος	ἐλαχύτερος ἐλαχυτέρου	ἐλαχύτατος ἐλαχυτάτου
Adverb	ἐλαχέως	ἐλαχύτερον	ἐλαχύτατα

Positive

Comparative

Superlative

Adjective

ἐλαχύς ἐλαχέος

ἐλαχύτερος ἐλαχυτέρου

ἐλαχύτατος ἐλαχυτάτου

Adverb

ἐλαχέως

ἐλαχύτερον

ἐλαχύτατα

Examples

τῇσι μὲν οὔτ’ αἰσχρὴ μεταμέλπεται οὔτ’ ἐλάχεια, ἀλλὰ μάλα μεγάλη τε ἰδεῖν καὶ εἶδοσ ἀγητή, Ἄρτεμισ ἰοχέαιρα ὁμότροφοσ Ἀπόλλωνι. (Anonymous, Homeric Hymns, , <[Ei)\s A)po/llwna Pu/qion]> 2:7)
Δᾶμισ ὁ Νυσαιεὺσ ἐλαχὺ σκάφοσ ἔκ ποτε πόντου Ιὀνίου ποτὶ γᾶν ναυστολέων Πέλοποσ, φορτίδα μὲν καὶ πάντα νεὼσ ἐπιβήτορα λαόν, κύματι καὶ συρμῷ πλαζομένουσ ἀνέμων, ἀσκηθεῖσ ἐσάωσε· (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume II, book 7, chapter 4981)

Synonyms

small
- βραχύς ( short, small, little)
- παῦρος (little, small, short)
- μικρότης (smallness: littleness, meanness, pettiness)
- μικρός (little, small)
- τυννός (so small, so little)
- τυτθός (little, small)
- βαιός (little, small, scanty)
- ὀλίγος (Of small size: little, small)

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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small

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