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
    • Greek: λίβας (lívas)

    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 λῑπός); third declension

      1. a yearning; urge; desire; craving
        Synonyms: ἐπῐθῡμῐ́ᾱ (epĭthūmĭ́ā), ῑ̔́μερος (hī́meros)
      Declension
      Third declension of ἡ λῑ́ψ; τῆς λῑπός (Attic)
      Case / # Singular Dual Plural
      Nominative ἡ λῑ́ψ
      hē lī́ps       		τὼ λῖπε
      tṑ lîpe       		αἱ λῖπες
      hai lîpes
      Genitive τῆς λῑπός
      tês līpós       		τοῖν λῑποῖν
      toîn līpoîn       		τῶν λῑπῶν
      tôn līpôn
      Dative τῇ λῑπῐ́
      tēî līpĭ́       		τοῖν λῑποῖν
      toîn līpoîn       		ταῖς λῑψῐ́ / λῑψῐ́ν
      taîs līpsĭ́(n)
      Accusative τὴν λῖπᾰ
      tḕn lîpă       		τὼ λῖπε
      tṑ lîpe       		τᾱ̀ς λῖπᾰς
      tā̀s lîpăs
      Vocative λῑ́ψ
      lī́ps       		λῖπε
      lîpe       		λῖπες
      lîpes
      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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