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λωί̈ων

First/Second declension Adjective; 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: λωί̈ων λωί̈ων λωί̈ον

Structure: λωϊ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: from la/w 2, lw=

Sense

  1. more desirable, more agreeable, better

Declension

First/Second declension
Masculine Feminine Neuter
SingularNominative λωί̈ος λωί̈ᾱ λωί̈ον
Genitive λωί̈ου λωί̈ᾱς λωί̈ου
Dative λωί̈ῳ λωί̈ᾱͅ λωί̈ῳ
Accusative λωί̈ον λωί̈ᾱν λωί̈ον
Vocative λωί̈ε λωί̈ᾱ λωί̈ον
DualN/A/V λωί̈ω λωί̈ᾱ λωί̈ω
G/D λωί̈οιν λωί̈αιν λωί̈οιν
PluralNominative λωί̈οι λωί̈αι λωί̈α
Genitive λωί̈ων λωϊῶν λωί̈ων
Dative λωί̈οις λωί̈αις λωί̈οις
Accusative λωί̈ους λωί̈ᾱς λωί̈α
Vocative λωί̈οι λωί̈αι λωί̈α
Positive Comparative Superlative
Adjective λωί̈ος λωί̈ου λωϊότερος λωϊοτέρου λωϊότατος λωϊοτάτου
Adverb λωί̈ως λωϊότερον λωϊότατα

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

  • οὐκοῦν, ὦ Πολύστρατε, μῦθον ἀντὶ μύθου ἄμειψαι αὐτῷ τῷ μέτρῳ, φασίν ἢ καὶ λώϊον, δύνασαι γάρ, καί τινα εἰκόνα γραψάμενοσ τῆσ ψυχῆσ ἐπίδειξον, ὡσ μὴ ἐξ ἡμισείασ θαυμάζοιμι αὐτήν. (Lucian, Imagines, (no name) 12:1)
  • ἐοίκασ γοῦν λώϊον ὡσ ἀληθῶσ ἀποδώσειν μοι τὸ μέτρον. (Lucian, Imagines, (no name) 15:8)
  • εὖ μὲν μετρεῖσθαι παρὰ γείτονοσ, εὖ δ’ ἀποδοῦναι, αὐτῷ τῷ μέτρῳ, καὶ λώιον, αἴ κε δύνηαι, ὡσ ἂν χρηίζων καὶ ἐσ ὕστερον ἄρκιον εὑρ́ῃσ. (Hesiod, Works and Days, Book WD 39:7)
  • δοιὰ δὲ θέσθαι ἄροτρα, πονησάμενοσ κατὰ οἶκον, αὐτόγυον καὶ πηκτόν, ἐπεὶ πολὺ λώιον οὕτω· (Hesiod, Works and Days, Book WD 49:12)
  • τὸ γὰρ οὔ τοι λώιόν ἐστιν. (Hesiod, Works and Days, Book WD 91:9)

Synonyms

  1. more desirable

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