noun · femininethird declension
lexis
lexis f (genitive lexis or lexeōs or lexios)
Classical[ˈɫɛk.sɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈlɛk.sis]
Meaning
- femininea word
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lexis | lexēs lexeis |
| genitive | lexis lexeōs, lexios | lexium |
| dative | lexī | lexibus |
| accusative | lexim lexin, lexem | lexīs lexe͡is |
| ablative | lexī lexe | lexibus |
| vocative | lexis lexi | lexēs lexeis |
lexis, ĕos (
I. acc. plur. -eis), f., = λέξις, a word (ante-class. and post-Aug.): quam lepide lexeis compostae! Lucil. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 43, 171; Charis. 249; 251 P.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
lexis eos
acc plur. -eis, f, λέξις, a word , Lucil. ap. C.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-der. Proto-Indo-European *léǵ-e-ti Proto-Hellenic *légō Ancient Greek λέγω (légō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek λέξις (léxis)bor. Latin lexis Borrowed from Ancient Greek λέξις (léxis).