λεῖος: Difference between revisions

|etymtx=Grammatical information: adj.<br />Meaning: [[level]], of bottom a. o., [[smooth]], of urfaces etc. (Il.), also <b class="b2">rubbed, well-ground</b> (Delos, pap., Dsc.; cf. <b class="b3">λε(ι)αίνω</b>, <b class="b3">-όω</b> below); adv. <b class="b3">λείως</b>, also <b class="b3">λέως</b> (after <b class="b3">τελέως</b>, <b class="b3">ἡδέως</b> a. o., cf. also <b class="b3">λε(ι)αίνω</b> below), also metaph. <b class="b2">completely, quite </b> (IA.; cf. Lat. [[plānē]], NHG [[glatt]]).<br />Compounds: Often as 1. member, e. g. <b class="b3">λειό-φλοιος</b> <b class="b2">with smooth bark</b> (Thphr.), also with adverbial value (with <b class="b3">-ω-</b> after <b class="b3">λε(ί)-ως</b>), e. g. <b class="b3">λειώλης</b> = <b class="b3">πανώλης</b> (Rhodos VIa), <b class="b3">λεω-κόνιτος</b>, <b class="b3">-κόρητος</b> <b class="b2">changed in fine dust</b> resp. <b class="b2">swept smooth</b>, i. e. <b class="b2">completely destroyed</b> (Theognost., H., Phot.), <b class="b3">λεω-πάτητος</b> <b class="b2">completely trodden (down)</b> (S. Ant. 1275 with v. l. <b class="b3">λακ-πάτητος</b>, s. <b class="b3">λάξ</b>); cf. further <b class="b3">λεωργός</b> = <b class="b3">πανοῦργος</b>, <b class="b3">κακοῦργος</b> (Archil. 88, 3, A. Pr. 5, X.), s. Chantraine Glotta 33, 25 ff. w. extensive treatment and many details; on <b class="b3">λεῖος</b> etc. also Fraenkel Nom. ag. 1, 89 n. 1.<br />Derivatives: <b class="b3">λειότης</b> f. [[smoothness]] (Att.), <b class="b3">λείαξ</b> <b class="b2">beardless boy</b> (EM, H.); two denomin.: <b class="b3">λε(ι)αίνω</b> (on the phonetics Schwyzer 236, Lejeune Traité de phon. 216), also with <b class="b3">ἐκ-</b>, <b class="b3">συν-</b>, <b class="b3">ἀπο-</b>etc., <b class="b2">(make) smooth, ground</b> (Il.) with <b class="b3">λε(ί)αν-σις</b>, <b class="b3">-τήρ</b>, <b class="b3">-τικός</b>, <b class="b3">ἐκλεα-σμός</b> a.o. (Arist.); <b class="b3">λειόω</b>, also <b class="b3">συν-</b>, <b class="b3">ἀπο-</b> a. o., <b class="b2">id.</b> (Arist.) with <b class="b3">λείω-μα</b> [[powder]] (Thphr.); <b class="b3">-σις</b> [[grinding]] (Gal.).<br />Origin: IE [Indo-European]X [probably] [662] <b class="b2">*lei-</b> [[smooth]]?<br />Etymology: Beside the <b class="b2">o-</b>stem in <b class="b3">*λεῖϜος</b> Latin has in [[lēvis]] [[smooth]] an <b class="b2">i-</b>stem, which may have replaced as [[levis]], [[brevis]] a. o. an older <b class="b2">u-</b>stem; <b class="b3">*λεῖϜος</b> too therefore first for <b class="b2">*lei-u̯-os</b>? The stemvowel is uncertain; beside <b class="b2">lei-</b> also <b class="b2">lēi-</b> has been supposed, cf. <b class="b3">πλε(ί)ων</b> < <b class="b3">*πληΐων</b> and Schulze KZ 28, 266 n. 1 = Kl. Schr. 434 n 1; cf. W. -Hofmann s. 2. [[lēvis]]. Connection with the root of <b class="b3">λείμαξ</b> seems probable; s. also 2. [[λίς]] and <b class="b3">λιτός</b>.