πλησίος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

πλᾱτίος (plātíos) — Boeotian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂- (“to approach”). By surface analysis, an adjectival formation from πέλας (pélas, “near, nearby”).^[1]

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /plɛː.sí.os/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ple̝ˈsi.os/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /pliˈsi.os/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /pliˈsi.os/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /pliˈsi.os/

Adjective

πλησίος • (plēsíos) m (feminine πλησίᾱ, neuter πλησίον); first/second declension

near, neighboring

Declension

First and second declension of πλησῐ́ος; πλησῐ́ᾱ; πλησῐ́ον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	πλησῐ́ος plēsĭ́os	πλησῐ́ᾱ plēsĭ́ā	πλησῐ́ον plēsĭ́on	πλησῐ́ω plēsĭ́ō	πλησῐ́ᾱ plēsĭ́ā	πλησῐ́ω plēsĭ́ō	πλησῐ́οι plēsĭ́oi	πλησῐ́αι plēsĭ́ai	πλησῐ́ᾰ plēsĭ́ă
Genitive	πλησῐ́ου plēsĭ́ou	πλησῐ́ᾱς plēsĭ́ās	πλησῐ́ου plēsĭ́ou	πλησῐ́οιν plēsĭ́oin	πλησῐ́αιν plēsĭ́ain	πλησῐ́οιν plēsĭ́oin	πλησῐ́ων plēsĭ́ōn	πλησῐ́ων plēsĭ́ōn	πλησῐ́ων plēsĭ́ōn
Dative	πλησῐ́ῳ plēsĭ́ōi	πλησῐ́ᾳ plēsĭ́āi	πλησῐ́ῳ plēsĭ́ōi	πλησῐ́οιν plēsĭ́oin	πλησῐ́αιν plēsĭ́ain	πλησῐ́οιν plēsĭ́oin	πλησῐ́οις plēsĭ́ois	πλησῐ́αις plēsĭ́ais	πλησῐ́οις plēsĭ́ois
Accusative	πλησῐ́ον plēsĭ́on	πλησῐ́ᾱν plēsĭ́ān	πλησῐ́ον plēsĭ́on	πλησῐ́ω plēsĭ́ō	πλησῐ́ᾱ plēsĭ́ā	πλησῐ́ω plēsĭ́ō	πλησῐ́ους plēsĭ́ous	πλησῐ́ᾱς plēsĭ́ās	πλησῐ́ᾰ plēsĭ́ă
Vocative	πλησῐ́ε plēsĭ́e	πλησῐ́ᾱ plēsĭ́ā	πλησῐ́ον plēsĭ́on	πλησῐ́ω plēsĭ́ō	πλησῐ́ᾱ plēsĭ́ā	πλησῐ́ω plēsĭ́ō	πλησῐ́οι plēsĭ́oi	πλησῐ́αι plēsĭ́ai	πλησῐ́ᾰ plēsĭ́ă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	πλησῐ́ως plēsĭ́ōs			πλησῐώτερος plēsĭṓteros			πλησῐώτᾰτος plēsĭṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

πλησιάζω (plēsiázō)
πλησίον (plēsíon)

References

^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “πέλας (> DER > πλησίος)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1165-6