λυσιτελής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From λυσι- (lusi-, “loosing, releasing”), from λύω (lúō) + -τελής (-telḗs), from τέλος (télos, “end, completion; here: dues”). A contraction of the phrase τέλη n pl (télē) λύειν (lúein) («λύειν τέλη», "pay one's dues"), hence, I become advantageous.[1]

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /lyː.si.te.lɛ̌ːs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ly.si.teˈle̝s/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ly.si.teˈlis/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ly.si.teˈlis/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /li.si.teˈlis/

Adjective

λῡσῐτελής • (lūsitelḗs) m or f (neuter λῡσῐτελές); third declension

paying for expenses incurred, useful, profitable, advantageous, profitable in point of money
cheap
(rarely of persons) profitable, advantageous
(adverb) cheaply

Declension

Third declension of λῡσῐτελής; λῡσῐτελές (contracted, Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	λῡσῐτελής lūsitelḗs	λῡσῐτελές lūsitelés	λῡσῐτελεῖ lūsiteleî	λῡσῐτελεῖ lūsiteleî	λῡσῐτελεῖς lūsiteleîs	λῡσῐτελῆ lūsitelê
Genitive	λῡσῐτελοῦς lūsiteloûs	λῡσῐτελοῦς lūsiteloûs	λῡσῐτελοῖν lūsiteloîn	λῡσῐτελοῖν lūsiteloîn	λῡσῐτελῶν lūsitelôn	λῡσῐτελῶν lūsitelôn
Dative	λῡσῐτελεῖ lūsiteleî	λῡσῐτελεῖ lūsiteleî	λῡσῐτελοῖν lūsiteloîn	λῡσῐτελοῖν lūsiteloîn	λῡσῐτελέσῐ / λῡσῐτελέσῐν lūsitelési(n)	λῡσῐτελέσῐ / λῡσῐτελέσῐν lūsitelési(n)
Accusative	λῡσῐτελῆ lūsitelê	λῡσῐτελές lūsitelés	λῡσῐτελεῖ lūsiteleî	λῡσῐτελεῖ lūsiteleî	λῡσῐτελεῖς lūsiteleîs	λῡσῐτελῆ lūsitelê
Vocative	λῡσῐτελές lūsitelés	λῡσῐτελές lūsitelés	λῡσῐτελεῖ lūsiteleî	λῡσῐτελεῖ lūsiteleî	λῡσῐτελεῖς lūsiteleîs	λῡσῐτελῆ lūsitelê
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	λῡσῐτελῶς lūsitelôs		λῡσῐτελέστερος lūsitelésteros		λῡσῐτελέστᾰτος lūsiteléstatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

Babiniotis, Georgios (2010), “λυσιτελής”, in Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre