λισσός

See also: Λίσσος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)ley- (smooth; slick; sticky; slimy).[1][2] Compare λίς (lís) (sense 2), λισσάς (lissás), λίσπος (líspos), λίσφος (lísphos), and λίστρον (lístron).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

λισσός (lissós) m (feminine λισσή, neuter λισσόν); first/second declension

  1. smooth

Inflection

References

  1. Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN
  2. slime”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.

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