λέμφος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Likely related to λάμπη (lámpē, “scum, foam”), which, if so, shows characteristic Pre-Greek variation for the two words.[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

λέμφος • (lémphos) m (genitive λέμφου); second declension

  1. mucous discharge from the nose, snot
    Synonyms: βλέννα (blénna), κόρυζα (kóruza), μύξα (múxa)
  2. (in the plural) putrescent carcasses

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ λέμφος; τοῦ λέμφου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ λέμφος
ho lémphos 		τὼ λέμφω
tṑ lémphō 		οἱ λέμφοι
hoi lémphoi
Genitive τοῦ λέμφου
toû lémphou 		τοῖν λέμφοιν
toîn lémphoin 		τῶν λέμφων
tôn lémphōn
Dative τῷ λέμφῳ
tōî lémphōi 		τοῖν λέμφοιν
toîn lémphoin 		τοῖς λέμφοις
toîs lémphois
Accusative τὸν λέμφον
tòn lémphon 		τὼ λέμφω
tṑ lémphō 		τοὺς λέμφους
toùs lémphous
Vocative λέμφε
lémphe 		λέμφω
lémphō 		λέμφοι
lémphoi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • λεμφώδης (lemphṓdēs)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “λέμφος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 847-8

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