ἐκλεα-σμός

Grammatical information: adj.

Meaning: `level', of bottom a. o., `smooth', of urfaces etc. (Il.), also `rubbed, well-ground' (Delos, pap., Dsc.; cf. λε(ι)αίνω, - όω below); adv. λείως, also λέως (after τελέως, ἡδέως a. o., cf. also λε(ι)αίνω below), also metaph. `completely, quite ' (IA.; cf. Lat. plānē, NHG glatt).

Compounds: Often as 1. member, e. g. λειό-φλοιος `with smooth bark' (Thphr.), also with adverbial value (with - ω- after λε(ί)-ως), e. g. λειώλης = πανώλης (Rhodos VI<sup>a</sup>), λεω-κόνιτος, - κόρητος `changed in fine dust' resp. `swept smooth', i. e. `completely destroyed' (Theognost., H., Phot.), λεω-πάτητος `completely trodden (down)' (S. Ant. 1275 with v. l. λακ-πάτητος, s. λάξ); cf. further λεωργός = πανοῦργος, κακοῦργος (Archil. 88, 3, A. Pr. 5, X.), s. Chantraine Glotta 33, 25 ff. w. extensive treatment and many details; on λεῖος etc. also Fraenkel Nom. ag. 1, 89 n. 1.

Derivatives: λειότης f. `smoothness' (Att.), λείαξ `beardless boy' (EM, H.); two denomin.: λε(ι)αίνω (on the phonetics Schwyzer 236, Lejeune Traité de phon. 216), also with ἐκ-, συν-, ἀπο-etc., `(make) smooth, ground' (Il.) with λε(ί)αν-σις, - τήρ, - τικός, ἐκλεα-σμός a.o. (Arist.); λειόω, also συν-, ἀπο- a. o., `id.' (Arist.) with λείω-μα `powder' (Thphr.); - σις `grinding' (Gal.).

Origin: IE [Indo-European]X [probably] [662] * lei- `smooth'?

Etymology: Beside the o-stem in *λεῖϜος Latin has in lēvis `smooth' an i-stem, which may have replaced as lĕvis, brevis a. o. an older u-stem; *λεῖϜος too therefore first for *lei-u̯-os? The stemvowel is uncertain; beside lei- also lēi- has been supposed, cf. πλε(ί)ων \< *πληΐων and Schulze KZ 28, 266 n. 1 = Kl. Schr. 434 n 1; cf. W. -Hofmann s. 2. lēvis. Connection with the root of λείμαξ seems probable; s. also 2. λίς and λιτός.

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