λεῖος: Difference between revisions

|etymtx=Grammatical information: adj.<br />Meaning: [[level]], of bottom a. o., [[smooth]], of urfaces etc. (Il.), also [[rubbed]], [[well-ground]] (Delos, pap., Dsc.; cf. <b class="b3">λε(ι)αίνω</b>, <b class="b3">-όω</b> below); adv. [[λείως]], also [[λέως]] (after [[τελέως]], [[ἡδέως]] 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> [[with smooth bark]] (Thphr.), also with adverbial value (with <b class="b3">-ω-</b> after <b class="b3">λε(ί)-ως</b>), e. g. [[λειώλης]] = [[πανώλης]] (Rhodos VIa), <b class="b3">λεω-κόνιτος</b>, <b class="b3">-κόρητος</b> [[changed in fine dust]] resp. [[swept smooth]], i. e. [[completely destroyed]] (Theognost., H., Phot.), <b class="b3">λεω-πάτητος</b> <b class="b2">completely trodden (down)</b> (S. Ant. 1275 with [[varia lectio|v.l.]] <b class="b3">λακ-πάτητος</b>, s. [[λάξ]]); cf. further [[λεωργός]] = [[πανοῦργος]], [[κακοῦργος]] (Archil. 88, 3, A. Pr. 5, X.), s. Chantraine Glotta 33, 25 ff. w. extensive treatment and many details; on [[λεῖος]] etc. also Fraenkel Nom. ag. 1, 89 n. 1.<br />Derivatives: [[λειότης]] f. [[smoothness]] (Att.), [[λείαξ]] [[beardless boy]] (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.); [[λειόω]], 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 [[λείμαξ]] seems probable; s. also 2. [[λίς]] and [[λιτός]].