- οἰκτρός
- pitiable
- 1. pitiable, in piteous plight , [8th/7th c.BC, Refs 5th c.BC], etc.
2. of things, pitiable, piteous, lamentable , [Refs 5th c.BC, 6th/5th c.BC], etc.
3. in act. sense, piteous , [8th/7th c.BC, Refs 5th c.BC]; οἰκτρᾶς γόον ὄρνιθος, of the nightingale, [Refs 5th c.BC];—;neut. pl. as regul. adv. οἰκτρῶς, [6th/5th c.BC, Refs 5th c.BC] —;Besides comp. and Sup. οἰκτρότερος, -τατος, [8th/7th c.BC] has an irreg. Sup. οἴκτιστος (q. v.). (ML)