γλυκύς

From Proto-Hellenic *dlukús, *dléukus. On the basis of Mycenaean Greek 𐀆𐀩𐀄𐀒 (de-re-u-ko /⁠dleukos⁠/) and Latin dulcis, Beekes suggests that a possible proto-form with initial *dl- may be reconstructed. Old Armenian քաղցր (kʻałcʻr) has also been connected, albeit tentatively. These cognates may suggest at an inheritance from a Proto-Indo-European form of the shape *dl̥kus.^[1] De Vaan suggests that the Latin and Greek terms are difficult to formally connect, and are likely both borrowings from the same substrate source.^[2] Likewise, Mallory and Adams argue that there is little justification for a Proto-Indo-European reconstruction as the only cognates are found in languages with an extensive history of contact.^[3]

γλῠκῠ́ς • (glŭkŭ́s) m (feminine γλῠκεῖᾰ, neuter γλῠκῠ́); first/third declension

1. sweet (taste)

• γλεῦκος (gleûkos)
• γλῠκῠ́πῑκρος (glŭkŭ́pīkros)
• γλυκύρριζα (glukúrrhiza)

• > Byzantine Greek: γλυκύς (glukús) (inherited), γλυκός (glukós)
  • > Greek: γλυκός (glykós) (inherited)
• → Greek: γλυκύς (glykýs) (learned)
• → English: glyco-

• “γλυκύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “γλυκύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1889), An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “γλυκύς”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891), A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• γλυκύς in Bailly, Anatole (1935), Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• γλυκύς in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924), A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• γλυκύς in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2026)
• “γλυκύς”, in Slater, William J. (1969), Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• G1099 in Strong, James (1979), Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910), English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • charming idem, page 126.
  • dear idem, page 198.
  • delicious idem, page 208.
  • delightful idem, page 208.
  • enchanting idem, page 270.
  • fascinating idem, page 308.
  • grateful idem, page 370.
  • luscious idem, page 505.
  • pleasant idem, page 619.
  • ravishing idem, page 674.
  • sweet idem, page 848.
  • toothsome idem, page 881.
• γλυκύς, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek γλυκύς (glukús, “sweet”).^[1][2][3] Compare to γλυκός (glykós).

• IPA^(key): /ɣliˈcis/
• Hyphenation: γλυ‧κύς

γλυκύς • (glykýs) m (feminine γλυκιά, neuter γλυκύ) ^[1]

1. (colloquial) used only in the term γλυκύς βραστός (glykýs vrastós) (of coffee)

γλυκύς • (glykýs) m (feminine γλυκεία, neuter γλυκύ) (dated or formal)^[3][4]

1. (formal, learned, dated) formal variant of γλυκός (glykós)

Learned or dated inflectional forms:

Compare to the declension of γλυκός (glykós) & notes for comparison degrees.
The equivalent Katharevousa, spelt as at the ancient declension of γλυκύς (glukús) (no dual number).

• γλυκέα ύδατα n pl (glykéa ýdata, “fresh waters”) (singular: γλυκύ ύδωρ (glyký ýdor) or γλυκό ύδωρ (glykó ýdor)); less formal: γλυκό νερό (glykó neró)
• γλυκύτατος (glykýtatos, adjective) (superlative degree)
• γλυκύτερος (glykýteros, adjective) (comparative degree)
• ω γλυκύ μου έαρ (o glyký mou éar, “o my sweet spring”) (verse of medieval hymn for Easter w:Epitaphios Thrinos)

• and see: γλυκός (glykós)