λαγαρός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Generally derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leh₁g- (“weak, faint”) and compared with λαγαίω (lagaíō, “to release”), λάγνος (lágnos, “lascivious”), λαγών (lagṓn, “flank”), λήγω (lḗgō, “to stop, cease”) and λωγάνιον (lōgánion, “dewlap of oxen”) within Greek. Other Indo-European cognates are Latin laxus (“loose”), English slack,^[1] Tocharian A slākkär (“sad”) and Sanskrit श्लक्ष्ण (ślakṣṇa, “tender, soft”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /la.ɡa.rós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /la.ɡaˈros/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /la.ɣaˈros/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /la.ɣaˈros/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /la.ɣaˈros/

Adjective

λᾰγᾰρός • (lăgărós) m (feminine λᾰγᾰρᾱ́, neuter λᾰγᾰρόν); first/second declension

Inflection

First and second declension of λᾰγᾰρός; λᾰγᾰρᾱ́; λᾰγᾰρόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	λᾰγᾰρός lăgărós	λᾰγᾰρᾱ́ lăgărā́	λᾰγᾰρόν lăgărón	λᾰγᾰρώ lăgărṓ	λᾰγᾰρᾱ́ lăgărā́	λᾰγᾰρώ lăgărṓ	λᾰγᾰροί lăgăroí	λᾰγᾰραί lăgăraí	λᾰγᾰρᾰ́ lăgărắ
Genitive	λᾰγᾰροῦ lăgăroû	λᾰγᾰρᾶς lăgărâs	λᾰγᾰροῦ lăgăroû	λᾰγᾰροῖν lăgăroîn	λᾰγᾰραῖν lăgăraîn	λᾰγᾰροῖν lăgăroîn	λᾰγᾰρῶν lăgărôn	λᾰγᾰρῶν lăgărôn	λᾰγᾰρῶν lăgărôn
Dative	λᾰγᾰρῷ lăgărōî	λᾰγᾰρᾷ lăgărāî	λᾰγᾰρῷ lăgărōî	λᾰγᾰροῖν lăgăroîn	λᾰγᾰραῖν lăgăraîn	λᾰγᾰροῖν lăgăroîn	λᾰγᾰροῖς lăgăroîs	λᾰγᾰραῖς lăgăraîs	λᾰγᾰροῖς lăgăroîs
Accusative	λᾰγᾰρόν lăgărón	λᾰγᾰρᾱ́ν lăgărā́n	λᾰγᾰρόν lăgărón	λᾰγᾰρώ lăgărṓ	λᾰγᾰρᾱ́ lăgărā́	λᾰγᾰρώ lăgărṓ	λᾰγᾰρούς lăgăroús	λᾰγᾰρᾱ́ς lăgărā́s	λᾰγᾰρᾰ́ lăgărắ
Vocative	λᾰγᾰρέ lăgăré	λᾰγᾰρᾱ́ lăgărā́	λᾰγᾰρόν lăgărón	λᾰγᾰρώ lăgărṓ	λᾰγᾰρᾱ́ lăgărā́	λᾰγᾰρώ lăgărṓ	λᾰγᾰροί lăgăroí	λᾰγᾰραί lăgăraí	λᾰγᾰρᾰ́ lăgărắ
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	λᾰγᾰρῶς lăgărôs			λᾰγᾰρώτερος lăgărṓteros			λᾰγᾰρώτᾰτος lăgărṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

λαγαρίζομαι (lagarízomai)
λαγαροειδῶς (lagaroeidôs)
λαγαρόκυκλος (lagarókuklos)
λαγαρόομαι (lagaróomai)
λαγαρότης (lagarótēs)
λαγαρώδης (lagarṓdēs)
λαγάρωσις (lagárōsis)

References

^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “λαγαίω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 819: “DER > line 2 > λαγαρός”