ὀλίγος
Ancient Greek
adj-1&2
Definitions
- Of small amount: few, little
- Of small size: little, small
- Of small degree: slight
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ligos (indigent, needy, ill).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₃ligos
Gloss
indigent, needy, ill
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Oligocene English
- oligarch English
- oligo- English
- oligarkia Finnish
- chaeta Latin
- oligarcha Latin
- oligarchia Latin
- oligo- Latin
- oligūria Latin
- Oligarchie German
- Oligozän German
- oligo- Italian
- oligarch Dutch, Flemish
- oligarchie French
- олига́рхия Russian
- олигархия Russian
- oligarquía Spanish, Castilian
- oligo- Spanish, Castilian
- oliguria Spanish, Castilian
- χαίτη Ancient Greek
- ψῡχή Ancient Greek
- ὀλιγάρχης Ancient Greek
- ὀλιγαρχέω Ancient Greek
- ὀλιγαρχία Ancient Greek
- ὀλιγαρχικός Ancient Greek
- ὀλιγοψυχέω Ancient Greek
- *(o)leyg/k- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₃ligos Proto-Indo-European
- *oliko- Proto-Indo-European
- oligo- Portuguese
- oligarki Swedish
- liach Irish
- olagaplacht Irish
- olagarcacht Irish
- oligarki Danish
- oligarcha Czech
- oligarchie Czech
- oligarĥio Esperanto
- oligarĥo Esperanto
- oligo- Galician
- աղքատ Armenian
- λίγος Greek (modern)
- ολίγος Greek (modern)
- ολιγαρχία Greek (modern)
- աղխ Old Armenian
- աղքատ Old Armenian
- líach Old Irish
- liogh Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- lheegh Manx
- lig Albanian
- אוליגרך Hebrew (modern)
- אוליגרכיה Hebrew (modern)
- ალქატი Georgian
- *lēgā Proto-Celtic
- oligarchia Slovak
- 올리고 Korean
- 올리고당 Korean
- *liga Proto-Albanian
- λίγος gkm