βλαισός

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

βλαισσός (blaissós), βλεσός (blesós), πλαισός (plaisós)

Etymology

The word shares the formation with γαμψός (gampsós, “curved, crooked”), γαυσός (gausós, “crooked”) and λοξός (loxós, “oblique”). According to Beekes, the word is from Pre-Greek due to the presence of the alternative form beginning in π-.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /blai̯.sós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /blɛˈsos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /βlɛˈsos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /vleˈsos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /vleˈsos/

Adjective

βλαισός • (blaisós) m (feminine βλαισή, neuter βλαισόν); first/second declension

splay-footed, having abnormally flat feet
bent, twisted, crooked, distorted

Inflection

First and second declension of βλαισός; βλαισή; βλαισόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	βλαισός blaisós	βλαισή blaisḗ	βλαισόν blaisón	βλαισώ blaisṓ	βλαισᾱ́ blaisā́	βλαισώ blaisṓ	βλαισοί blaisoí	βλαισαί blaisaí	βλαισᾰ́ blaisắ
Genitive	βλαισοῦ blaisoû	βλαισῆς blaisês	βλαισοῦ blaisoû	βλαισοῖν blaisoîn	βλαισαῖν blaisaîn	βλαισοῖν blaisoîn	βλαισῶν blaisôn	βλαισῶν blaisôn	βλαισῶν blaisôn
Dative	βλαισῷ blaisōî	βλαισῇ blaisēî	βλαισῷ blaisōî	βλαισοῖν blaisoîn	βλαισαῖν blaisaîn	βλαισοῖν blaisoîn	βλαισοῖς blaisoîs	βλαισαῖς blaisaîs	βλαισοῖς blaisoîs
Accusative	βλαισόν blaisón	βλαισήν blaisḗn	βλαισόν blaisón	βλαισώ blaisṓ	βλαισᾱ́ blaisā́	βλαισώ blaisṓ	βλαισούς blaisoús	βλαισᾱ́ς blaisā́s	βλαισᾰ́ blaisắ
Vocative	βλαισέ blaisé	βλαισή blaisḗ	βλαισόν blaisón	βλαισώ blaisṓ	βλαισᾱ́ blaisā́	βλαισώ blaisṓ	βλαισοί blaisoí	βλαισαί blaisaí	βλαισᾰ́ blaisắ
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	βλαισῶς blaisôs			βλαισότερος blaisóteros			βλαισότᾰτος blaisótătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Coordinate terms

κυλλός (kullós, “clubfooted”)
ῥαιβός (rhaibós, “bow-legged”)
ῥοικός (rhoikós, “bow-legged”)

Derived terms

βλαισόομαι (blaisóomai)
βλαισόπους (blaisópous)
βλαισότης (blaisótēs)
βλαισώδης (blaisṓdēs)
βλαίσωσις (blaísōsis)

Descendants

→ Latin: blaesus