λαικάζω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /lai̯.káz.dɔː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /lɛˈka.zo/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /lɛˈka.zo/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /leˈka.zo/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /leˈka.zo/

Verb

λαικάζω • (laikázō)

(sex, vulgar) to suck cock, to perform fellatio
Synonym: λεσβιάζω (lesbiázō)
(dismissive, offensive, vulgar) stop, desist
οὐ λαικάσει φλυαρῶν;
ou laikásei phluarôn?
Would you fucking stop talking nonsense?
- 342 BCE – 290 BCE, Menander, Dyskolos 892

Conjugation

Present: λαικᾰ́ζω, λαικᾰ́ζομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	λαικᾰ́ζω	λαικᾰ́ζεις	λαικᾰ́ζει	λαικᾰ́ζετον	λαικᾰ́ζετον	λαικᾰ́ζομεν	λαικᾰ́ζετε	λαικᾰ́ζουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	λαικᾰ́ζω	λαικᾰ́ζῃς	λαικᾰ́ζῃ	λαικᾰ́ζητον	λαικᾰ́ζητον	λαικᾰ́ζωμεν	λαικᾰ́ζητε	λαικᾰ́ζωσῐ(ν)
	optative	λαικᾰ́ζοιμῐ	λαικᾰ́ζοις	λαικᾰ́ζοι	λαικᾰ́ζοιτον	λαικᾰζοίτην	λαικᾰ́ζοιμεν	λαικᾰ́ζοιτε	λαικᾰ́ζοιεν
	imperative		λαίκᾰζε	λαικᾰζέτω	λαικᾰ́ζετον	λαικᾰζέτων		λαικᾰ́ζετε	λαικᾰζόντων
middle/passive	indicative	λαικᾰ́ζομαι	λαικᾰ́ζῃ, λαικᾰ́ζει	λαικᾰ́ζεται	λαικᾰ́ζεσθον	λαικᾰ́ζεσθον	λαικᾰζόμεθᾰ	λαικᾰ́ζεσθε	λαικᾰ́ζονται
	subjunctive	λαικᾰ́ζωμαι	λαικᾰ́ζῃ	λαικᾰ́ζηται	λαικᾰ́ζησθον	λαικᾰ́ζησθον	λαικᾰζώμεθᾰ	λαικᾰ́ζησθε	λαικᾰ́ζωνται
	optative	λαικᾰζοίμην	λαικᾰ́ζοιο	λαικᾰ́ζοιτο	λαικᾰ́ζοισθον	λαικᾰζοίσθην	λαικᾰζοίμεθᾰ	λαικᾰ́ζοισθε	λαικᾰ́ζοιντο
	imperative		λαικᾰ́ζου	λαικᾰζέσθω	λαικᾰ́ζεσθον	λαικᾰζέσθων		λαικᾰ́ζεσθε	λαικᾰζέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		λαικᾰ́ζειν				λαικᾰ́ζεσθαι
participle	m	λαικᾰ́ζων				λαικᾰζόμενος
	f	λαικᾰ́ζουσᾰ				λαικᾰζομένη
	n	λαικᾰ́ζον				λαικᾰζόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Imperfect: ἐλαίκᾰζον, ἐλαικᾰζόμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐλαίκᾰζον	ἐλαίκᾰζες	ἐλαίκᾰζε(ν)	ἐλαικᾰ́ζετον	ἐλαικᾰζέτην	ἐλαικᾰ́ζομεν	ἐλαικᾰ́ζετε	ἐλαίκᾰζον
middle/passive	indicative	ἐλαικᾰζόμην	ἐλαικᾰ́ζου	ἐλαικᾰ́ζετο	ἐλαικᾰ́ζεσθον	ἐλαικᾰζέσθην	ἐλαικᾰζόμεθᾰ	ἐλαικᾰ́ζεσθε	ἐλαικᾰ́ζοντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Future: λαικᾰ́σω, λαικᾰ́σομαι, λαικᾰσθήσομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	λαικᾰ́σω	λαικᾰ́σεις	λαικᾰ́σει	λαικᾰ́σετον	λαικᾰ́σετον	λαικᾰ́σομεν	λαικᾰ́σετε	λαικᾰ́σουσῐ(ν)
active	optative	λαικᾰ́σοιμῐ	λαικᾰ́σοις	λαικᾰ́σοι	λαικᾰ́σοιτον	λαικᾰσοίτην	λαικᾰ́σοιμεν	λαικᾰ́σοιτε	λαικᾰ́σοιεν
middle	indicative	λαικᾰ́σομαι	λαικᾰ́σῃ, λαικᾰ́σει	λαικᾰ́σεται	λαικᾰ́σεσθον	λαικᾰ́σεσθον	λαικᾰσόμεθᾰ	λαικᾰ́σεσθε	λαικᾰ́σονται
middle	optative	λαικᾰσοίμην	λαικᾰ́σοιο	λαικᾰ́σοιτο	λαικᾰ́σοισθον	λαικᾰσοίσθην	λαικᾰσοίμεθᾰ	λαικᾰ́σοισθε	λαικᾰ́σοιντο
passive	indicative	λαικᾰσθήσομαι	λαικᾰσθήσῃ, λαικᾰσθήσει	λαικᾰσθήσεται	λαικᾰσθήσεσθον	λαικᾰσθήσεσθον	λαικᾰσθησόμεθᾰ	λαικᾰσθήσεσθε	λαικᾰσθήσονται
passive	optative	λαικᾰσθησοίμην	λαικᾰσθήσοιο	λαικᾰσθήσοιτο	λαικᾰσθήσοισθον	λαικᾰσθησοίσθην	λαικᾰσθησοίμεθᾰ	λαικᾰσθήσοισθε	λαικᾰσθήσοιντο
		active			middle		passive
infinitive		λαικᾰ́σειν			λαικᾰ́σεσθαι		λαικᾰσθήσεσθαι
participle	m	λαικᾰ́σων			λαικᾰσόμενος		λαικᾰσθησόμενος
	f	λαικᾰ́σουσᾰ			λαικᾰσομένη		λαικᾰσθησομένη
	n	λαικᾰ́σον			λαικᾰσόμενον		λαικᾰσθησόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Aorist: ἐλαίκᾰσᾰ, ἐλαικᾰσᾰ́μην, ἐλαικᾰ́σθην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐλαίκᾰσᾰ	ἐλαίκᾰσᾰς	ἐλαίκᾰσε(ν)	ἐλαικᾰ́σᾰτον	ἐλαικᾰσᾰ́την	ἐλαικᾰ́σᾰμεν	ἐλαικᾰ́σᾰτε	ἐλαίκᾰσᾰν
	subjunctive	λαικᾰ́σω	λαικᾰ́σῃς	λαικᾰ́σῃ	λαικᾰ́σητον	λαικᾰ́σητον	λαικᾰ́σωμεν	λαικᾰ́σητε	λαικᾰ́σωσῐ(ν)
	optative	λαικᾰ́σαιμῐ	λαικᾰ́σειᾰς, λαικᾰ́σαις	λαικᾰ́σειε(ν), λαικᾰ́σαι	λαικᾰ́σαιτον	λαικᾰσαίτην	λαικᾰ́σαιμεν	λαικᾰ́σαιτε	λαικᾰ́σειᾰν, λαικᾰ́σαιεν
	imperative		λαίκᾰσον	λαικᾰσᾰ́τω	λαικᾰ́σᾰτον	λαικᾰσᾰ́των		λαικᾰ́σᾰτε	λαικᾰσᾰ́ντων
middle	indicative	ἐλαικᾰσᾰ́μην	ἐλαικᾰ́σω	ἐλαικᾰ́σᾰτο	ἐλαικᾰ́σᾰσθον	ἐλαικᾰσᾰ́σθην	ἐλαικᾰσᾰ́μεθᾰ	ἐλαικᾰ́σᾰσθε	ἐλαικᾰ́σᾰντο
	subjunctive	λαικᾰ́σωμαι	λαικᾰ́σῃ	λαικᾰ́σηται	λαικᾰ́σησθον	λαικᾰ́σησθον	λαικᾰσώμεθᾰ	λαικᾰ́σησθε	λαικᾰ́σωνται
	optative	λαικᾰσαίμην	λαικᾰ́σαιο	λαικᾰ́σαιτο	λαικᾰ́σαισθον	λαικᾰσαίσθην	λαικᾰσαίμεθᾰ	λαικᾰ́σαισθε	λαικᾰ́σαιντο
	imperative		λαίκᾰσαι	λαικᾰσᾰ́σθω	λαικᾰ́σᾰσθον	λαικᾰσᾰ́σθων		λαικᾰ́σᾰσθε	λαικᾰσᾰ́σθων
passive	indicative	ἐλαικᾰ́σθην	ἐλαικᾰ́σθης	ἐλαικᾰ́σθη	ἐλαικᾰ́σθητον	ἐλαικᾰσθήτην	ἐλαικᾰ́σθημεν	ἐλαικᾰ́σθητε	ἐλαικᾰ́σθησᾰν
	subjunctive	λαικᾰσθῶ	λαικᾰσθῇς	λαικᾰσθῇ	λαικᾰσθῆτον	λαικᾰσθῆτον	λαικᾰσθῶμεν	λαικᾰσθῆτε	λαικᾰσθῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	λαικᾰσθείην	λαικᾰσθείης	λαικᾰσθείη	λαικᾰσθεῖτον, λαικᾰσθείητον	λαικᾰσθείτην, λαικᾰσθειήτην	λαικᾰσθεῖμεν, λαικᾰσθείημεν	λαικᾰσθεῖτε, λαικᾰσθείητε	λαικᾰσθεῖεν, λαικᾰσθείησᾰν
	imperative		λαικᾰ́σθητῐ	λαικᾰσθήτω	λαικᾰ́σθητον	λαικᾰσθήτων		λαικᾰ́σθητε	λαικᾰσθέντων
		active			middle		passive
infinitive		λαικᾰ́σαι			λαικᾰ́σᾰσθαι		λαικᾰσθῆναι
participle	m	λαικᾰ́σᾱς			λαικᾰσᾰ́μενος		λαικᾰσθείς
	f	λαικᾰ́σᾱσᾰ			λαικᾰσᾰμένη		λαικᾰσθεῖσᾰ
	n	λαικᾰ́σᾰν			λαικᾰσᾰ́μενον		λαικᾰσθέν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Perfect: λελαίκᾰκᾰ, λελαίκᾰσμαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	λελαίκᾰκᾰ	λελαίκᾰκᾰς	λελαίκᾰκε(ν)	λελαικᾰ́κᾰτον	λελαικᾰ́κᾰτον	λελαικᾰ́κᾰμεν	λελαικᾰ́κᾰτε	λελαικᾰ́κᾱσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	λελαικᾰ́κω	λελαικᾰ́κῃς	λελαικᾰ́κῃ	λελαικᾰ́κητον	λελαικᾰ́κητον	λελαικᾰ́κωμεν	λελαικᾰ́κητε	λελαικᾰ́κωσῐ(ν)
	optative	λελαικᾰ́κοιμῐ, λελαικᾰκοίην	λελαικᾰ́κοις, λελαικᾰκοίης	λελαικᾰ́κοι, λελαικᾰκοίη	λελαικᾰ́κοιτον	λελαικᾰκοίτην	λελαικᾰ́κοιμεν	λελαικᾰ́κοιτε	λελαικᾰ́κοιεν
	imperative		λελαίκᾰκε	λελαικᾰκέτω	λελαικᾰ́κετον	λελαικᾰκέτων		λελαικᾰ́κετε	λελαικᾰκόντων
middle/passive	indicative	λελαίκᾰσμαι	λελαίκᾰσαι	λελαίκᾰσται	λελαίκᾰσθον	λελαίκᾰσθον	λελαικᾰ́σμεθᾰ	λελαίκᾰσθε	λελαικᾰ́δᾰται
	subjunctive	λελαικᾰσμένος ὦ	λελαικᾰσμένος ᾖς	λελαικᾰσμένος ᾖ	λελαικᾰσμένω ἦτον	λελαικᾰσμένω ἦτον	λελαικᾰσμένοι ὦμεν	λελαικᾰσμένοι ἦτε	λελαικᾰσμένοι ὦσῐ(ν)
	optative	λελαικᾰσμένος εἴην	λελαικᾰσμένος εἴης	λελαικᾰσμένος εἴη	λελαικᾰσμένω εἴητον, εἶτον	λελαικᾰσμένω εἰήτην, εἴτην	λελαικᾰσμένοι εἴημεν, εἶμεν	λελαικᾰσμένοι εἴητε, εἶτε	λελαικᾰσμένοι εἴησᾰν, εἶεν
	imperative		λελαίκᾰσο	λελαικᾰ́σθω	λελαίκᾰσθον	λελαικᾰ́σθων		λελαίκᾰσθε	λελαικᾰ́σθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		λελαικᾰκέναι				λελαικᾰ́σθαι
participle	m	λελαικᾰκώς				λελαικᾰσμένος
	f	λελαικᾰκυῖᾰ				λελαικᾰσμένη
	n	λελαικᾰκός				λελαικᾰσμένον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Pluperfect: ἐλελαικᾰ́κειν, ἐλελαικᾰ́σμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐλελαικᾰ́κειν, ἐλελαικᾰ́κη	ἐλελαικᾰ́κεις, ἐλελαικᾰ́κης	ἐλελαικᾰ́κει(ν)	ἐλελαικᾰ́κετον	ἐλελαικᾰκέτην	ἐλελαικᾰ́κεμεν	ἐλελαικᾰ́κετε	ἐλελαικᾰ́κεσᾰν
middle/passive	indicative	ἐλελαικᾰ́σμην	ἐλελαίκᾰσο	ἐλελαίκᾰστο	ἐλελαίκᾰσθον	ἐλελαικᾰ́σθην	ἐλελαικᾰ́σμεθᾰ	ἐλελαίκᾰσθε	ἐλελαικᾰ́δᾰτο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

References

“λαικάζω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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λαικάζω in Bailly, Anatole (1935), Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
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