ἐλαφρός

See also: ελαφρός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁léngʰus (“light”). Cognates include Latin levis, Old Church Slavonic льгъкъ (lĭgŭkŭ) and English light. See also ἐλαχύς (elakhús)

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.la.pʰrós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɛ.laˈpʰros/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /e.laˈɸros/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e.laˈfros/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.laˈfros/

Adjective

ἐλαφρός • (elaphrós) m (feminine ἐλᾰφρᾱ́, neuter ἐλᾰφρόν); first/second declension

light, unheavy
Antonym: βαρύς (barús)

Inflection

First and second declension of ἐλᾰφρός; ἐλᾰφρᾱ́; ἐλᾰφρόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἐλᾰφρός elaphrós	ἐλᾰφρᾱ́ elaphrā́	ἐλᾰφρόν elaphrón	ἐλᾰφρώ elaphrṓ	ἐλᾰφρᾱ́ elaphrā́	ἐλᾰφρώ elaphrṓ	ἐλᾰφροί elaphroí	ἐλᾰφραί elaphraí	ἐλᾰφρᾰ́ elaphrá
Genitive	ἐλᾰφροῦ elaphroû	ἐλᾰφρᾶς elaphrâs	ἐλᾰφροῦ elaphroû	ἐλᾰφροῖν elaphroîn	ἐλᾰφραῖν elaphraîn	ἐλᾰφροῖν elaphroîn	ἐλᾰφρῶν elaphrôn	ἐλᾰφρών elaphrṓn	ἐλᾰφρῶν elaphrôn
Dative	ἐλᾰφρῷ elaphrôi	ἐλᾰφρᾷ elaphrâi	ἐλᾰφρῷ elaphrôi	ἐλᾰφροῖν elaphroîn	ἐλᾰφραῖν elaphraîn	ἐλᾰφροῖν elaphroîn	ἐλᾰφροῖς elaphroîs	ἐλᾰφραῖς elaphraîs	ἐλᾰφροῖς elaphroîs
Accusative	ἐλᾰφρόν elaphrón	ἐλᾰφρᾱ́ν elaphrā́n	ἐλᾰφρόν elaphrón	ἐλᾰφρώ elaphrṓ	ἐλᾰφρᾱ́ elaphrā́	ἐλᾰφρώ elaphrṓ	ἐλᾰφρούς elaphroús	ἐλᾰφρᾱ́ς elaphrā́s	ἐλᾰφρᾰ́ elaphrá
Vocative	ἐλᾰφρέ elaphré	ἐλᾰφρᾱ́ elaphrā́	ἐλᾰφρόν elaphrón	ἐλᾰφρώ elaphrṓ	ἐλᾰφρᾱ́ elaphrā́	ἐλᾰφρώ elaphrṓ	ἐλᾰφροί elaphroí	ἐλᾰφραί elaphraí	ἐλᾰφρᾰ́ elaphrá
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ἐλᾰφρῶς elaphrôs			ἐλᾰφρότερος elaphróteros			ἐλᾰφρότᾰτος elaphrótatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

ἐλαφρότης (elaphrótēs)

Descendants

Greek: ελαφρός (elafrós)