λυτός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From λῡ́ω (lū́ō, “loosen”) +‎ -τός (-tós, “a suffix that creates verbal adjectives of possibility, either active or passive”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ly.tós/ → /lyˈtos/ → /liˈtos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ly.tós/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /lyˈtos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /lyˈtos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /lyˈtos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /liˈtos/

Adjective

λῠτός • (lutós) m (feminine λῠτή, neuter λῠτόν); first/second declension

1. that may be untied, loosed or dissolved
2. (of arguments) refutable, soluble

Inflection

First and second declension of λῠτός; λῠτή; λῠτόν (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		λῠτός lutós	λῠτή lutḗ	λῠτόν lutón		λῠτώ lutṓ	λῠτᾱ́ lutā́	λῠτώ lutṓ		λῠτοί lutoí	λῠταί lutaí	λῠτᾰ́ lutá
Genitive		λῠτοῦ lutoû	λῠτῆς lutês	λῠτοῦ lutoû		λῠτοῖν lutoîn	λῠταῖν lutaîn	λῠτοῖν lutoîn		λῠτῶν lutôn	λῠτῶν lutôn	λῠτῶν lutôn
Dative		λῠτῷ lutôi	λῠτῇ lutêi	λῠτῷ lutôi		λῠτοῖν lutoîn	λῠταῖν lutaîn	λῠτοῖν lutoîn		λῠτοῖς lutoîs	λῠταῖς lutaîs	λῠτοῖς lutoîs
Accusative		λῠτόν lutón	λῠτήν lutḗn	λῠτόν lutón		λῠτώ lutṓ	λῠτᾱ́ lutā́	λῠτώ lutṓ		λῠτούς lutoús	λῠτᾱ́ς lutā́s	λῠτᾰ́ lutá
Vocative		λῠτέ luté	λῠτή lutḗ	λῠτόν lutón		λῠτώ lutṓ	λῠτᾱ́ lutā́	λῠτώ lutṓ		λῠτοί lutoí	λῠταί lutaí	λῠτᾰ́ lutá
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		λῠτῶς lutôs				λῠτώτερος lutṓteros				λῠτώτᾰτος lutṓtatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Antonyms

• δετός (detós, “that may be bound”)

Derived terms

• ἄλῠτος (álutos, “not to be loosed”)
• βουλῠτός (boulutós, “time for unyoking oxen -early afternoon”, adjective)

Related terms

• λῠ́ται m pl (lútai)
• Λῠταῖος (Lutaîos, “title of Poseidon”)
• λῠ́τειρα (lúteira, “feminine of λυτήρ”)
• λῠτέον n (lutéon, “one must refute”)
• λῠτέος (lutéos, “one must solve”)
• λῠτήρ m (lutḗr, “one who looses, deliverer”)
• λῠτηριάς f (lutēriás, “λύτειρα”)
• λῠτήριος (lutḗrios, “loosing, delivering”)
• λῠτῐκός (lutikós, “able to loose, laxative”)
• and see λῡ́ω (lū́ō, “untie, solve”)

Further reading

• “λυτός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “λυτός”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λῠτός (lutós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liˈtos/
• Hyphenation: λυ‧τός
• Homophone: λιτός (litós)

Adjective

λυτός • (lytós) m (feminine λυτή, neuter λυτό)

1. undone, loose, untied

Declension

Declension of λυτός

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	λυτός (lytós)	λυτή (lytí)	λυτό (lytó)		λυτοί (lytoí)	λυτές (lytés)	λυτά (lytá)
genitive	λυτού (lytoú)	λυτής (lytís)	λυτού (lytoú)		λυτών (lytón)	λυτών (lytón)	λυτών (lytón)
accusative	λυτό (lytó)	λυτή (lytí)	λυτό (lytó)		λυτούς (lytoús)	λυτές (lytés)	λυτά (lytá)
vocative	λυτέ (lyté)	λυτή (lytí)	λυτό (lytó)		λυτοί (lytoí)	λυτές (lytés)	λυτά (lytá)

Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο λυτός, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο λυτός, etc.)

Synonyms

• λυμένος (lyménos, “untied”, participle)

Antonyms

• δεμένος (deménos, “fastened”, participle)
• δετός (detós, “who can be fastened”)

Derived terms

• βάζω λυτούς και δεμένους (vázo lytoús kai deménous)

Related terms

• άλυτος (álytos, “unsolvable”)