λάζομαι

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • λᾰ́ζῠμαι (lắzŭmai)
  • λᾰ́δδουμη (lắddoumē)Boeotian
  • λᾰ́σδομαι (lắsdomai)Doric

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *hlaďďomai, from Proto-Indo-European *sl̥h₂gʷ-yé-ti, from *sleh₂gʷ-,[1][2] the same root as λᾰμβᾰ́νω (lămbắnō).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

λᾰ́ζομαι • (lắzomai) (Attic, Epic, Ionic, deponent)

  1. to seize; to grasp
    Synonym: λᾰμβᾰ́νω (lămbắnō)
  2. to receive

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • ᾰ̓νᾰλᾰ́ζομαι (ănălắzomai)
  • ᾰ̓ντῐλᾰ́ζομαι (ăntĭlắzomai)
  • ᾰ̓ντῐλᾰ́ζῠμαι (ăntĭlắzŭmai)
  • ᾰ̓πολᾰ́ζῠμαι (ăpolắzŭmai)
  • ἐπῐλᾰ́ζομαι (epĭlắzomai)
  • ἐπῐλᾰ́ζῠμαι (epĭlắzŭmai)
  • προλᾰ́ζομαι (prolắzomai)
  • προλᾰ́ζῠμαι (prolắzŭmai)
  • προσλᾰ́ζομαι (proslắzomai)
  • προσλᾰ́ζῠμαι (proslắzŭmai)
  • ῠ̔πολᾰ́ζῠμαι (hŭpolắzŭmai)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “λάζομαι”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume I, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 822
  2. ^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*sleh₂g-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 566

Further reading