λίψ

Ancient Greek

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *leyb-, the same root as λείβω (leíbō, “to pour”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

λῐ́ψ • (lĭ́ps) m (genitive λῐβός); third declension

  1. southwest
  2. southwestern wind
Declension
Third declension of ὁ λῐ́ψ; τοῦ λῐβός (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ λῐ́ψ
ho lĭ́ps 		τὼ λῐ́βε
tṑ lĭ́be 		οἱ λῐ́βες
hoi lĭ́bes
Genitive τοῦ λῐβός
toû lĭbós 		τοῖν λῐβοῖν
toîn lĭboîn 		τῶν λῐβῶν
tôn lĭbôn
Dative τῷ λῐβῐ́
tōî lĭbĭ́ 		τοῖν λῐβοῖν
toîn lĭboîn 		τοῖς λῐψῐ́ / λῐψῐ́ν
toîs lĭpsĭ́(n)
Accusative τὸν λῐ́βᾰ
tòn lĭ́bă 		τὼ λῐ́βε
tṑ lĭ́be 		τοὺς λῐ́βᾰς
toùs lĭ́băs
Vocative λῐ́ψ
lĭ́ps 		λῐ́βε
lĭ́be 		λῐ́βες
lĭ́bes
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
Descendants
  • →? Arabic: رِيح لَبَاش (rīḥ labāš), رِيح لَبَاج (rīḥ labāj)
    • →? Sicilian: libiciu

Etymology 2

From the same root as λῑ́πτομαι (lī́ptomai, “to yearn; to be eager”), λῑπᾰρής (līpărḗs, “persistent; earnest; indefatigable”) and later λῑ́πτω (lī́ptō, “to be eager; to desire ardently”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

λῑ́ψ • (lī́ps) f (genitive λῑβός); third declension

  1. a yearning, urge, desire or craving
    Synonyms: ἐπῐθῡμῐ́ᾱ (epĭthūmĭ́ā), ῑ̔́μερος (hī́meros)
Declension
Third declension of ἡ λῑ́ψ; τῆς λῑβός (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ λῑ́ψ
hē lī́ps 		τὼ λῖβε
tṑ lîbe 		αἱ λῖβες
hai lîbes
Genitive τῆς λῑβός
tês lībós 		τοῖν λῑβοῖν
toîn līboîn 		τῶν λῑβῶν
tôn lībôn
Dative τῇ λῑβῐ́
tēî lībĭ́ 		τοῖν λῑβοῖν
toîn līboîn 		ταῖς λῑψῐ́ / λῑψῐ́ν
taîs līpsĭ́(n)
Accusative τὴν λῖβᾰ
tḕn lîbă 		τὼ λῖβε
tṑ lîbe 		τᾱ̀ς λῖβᾰς
tā̀s lîbăs
Vocative λῑ́ψ
lī́ps 		λῖβε
lîbe 		λῖβες
lîbes
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
Derived terms
  • λῑψουρῐ́ᾱ (līpsourĭ́ā, “the urge to urinate”)
  • ᾰ̓λῑπᾰρής (ălīpărḗs, “not fit for a suppliant”)
  • ᾰ̓ρχολῑ́πᾰρος (ărkholī́păros, “grasping at office”)
  • ἐκλῑπᾰρέω (eklīpăréō, “to entreat earnestly”)
  • ἐπῐλῑπᾰρέω (epĭlīpăréō, “to make earnest entreaty”)
  • κᾰτᾰλῑπᾰρέω (kătălīpăréō, “to entreat earnestly”)
  • λελῑμμένος (lelīmménos, “yearning; desirous”)
  • λῑπᾰρές (līpărés, “persistence; perseverence”)
  • λῑπᾰρέω (līpăréō, “to persist or persevere”)
  • λῑπᾰρής (līpărḗs, “persistent; persevering”)
  • λῑπᾰ́ρησῐς (līpắrēsĭs, “supplication”)
  • λῑπᾰρητέον (līpărētéon, “necessary to persevere”)
  • λῑπᾰρητέος (līpărētéos, “necessary to persevere”)
  • λῑπᾰρῐ́ᾱ (līpărĭ́ā, “persistance; perseverence”)
  • λῑπᾰρῶς (līpărôs, “with perseverence”)
  • λῑ́πτομαι (lī́ptomai, “to yearn; to be eager”)
  • λῑ́πτω (lī́ptō, “to be eager; to desire ardently”)
  • προσλῑπᾰρέω (proslīpăréō, “to keep close to; to stand by”)

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