λάπαθον

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

λάπαθος (lápathos)

Etymology

The connection with λάπαθα (lápatha, “faeces”) recalls λαπάσσω (lapássō, “to empty the bowels”). Because of the formation, foreign origin is suspected. Put as possibly from Pre-Greek by Beekes; likely from a Balkan source, see Proto-Slavic *loboda (“orach”) for farther relations.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /lá.pa.tʰon/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈla.pa.tʰon/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈla.pa.θon/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈla.pa.θon/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈla.pa.θon/

Noun

λᾰ́πᾰθον • (lắpăthon) n (genitive λᾰπᾰ́θου); second declension

monk's rhubarb (Rumex patientia)

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ λᾰ́πᾰθον; τοῦ λᾰπᾰ́θου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ λᾰ́πᾰθον tò lắpăthon	τὼ λᾰπᾰ́θω tṑ lăpắthō	τᾰ̀ λᾰ́πᾰθᾰ tằ lắpăthă
Genitive	τοῦ λᾰπᾰ́θου toû lăpắthou	τοῖν λᾰπᾰ́θοιν toîn lăpắthoin	τῶν λᾰπᾰ́θων tôn lăpắthōn
Dative	τῷ λᾰπᾰ́θῳ tōî lăpắthōi	τοῖν λᾰπᾰ́θοιν toîn lăpắthoin	τοῖς λᾰπᾰ́θοις toîs lăpắthois
Accusative	τὸ λᾰ́πᾰθον tò lắpăthon	τὼ λᾰπᾰ́θω tṑ lăpắthō	τᾰ̀ λᾰ́πᾰθᾰ tằ lắpăthă
Vocative	λᾰ́πᾰθον lắpăthon	λᾰπᾰ́θω lăpắthō	λᾰ́πᾰθᾰ lắpăthă
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

βουλάπαθον (boulápathon)
ἱππολάπαθον (hippolápathon)
λαπαθοειδής (lapathoeidḗs)
ὀξυλάπαθον (oxulápathon)

Descendants

→ Latin: lapathum