λίγδος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Related to λίγδα (lígda, “whetstone”) and λίγδην (lígdēn, “touching superifically, grazing”). According to Beekes, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *sleyǵ- (“to slide”) like Old High German slīhhan (“to creep”), Old Irish slige (“comb”) and Old Norse slíkr (“smooth”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /líɡ.dos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈliɡ.dos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈliɣ.ðos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈliɣ.ðos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈliɣ.ðos/

Noun

λίγδος • (lígdos) m (genitive λίγδου); second declension

mortar
Synonyms: θυεία (thueía), ἴγδις (ígdis)
clay mould
lye used as soap

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ λῐ́γδος; τοῦ λῐ́γδου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ λῐ́γδος ho lĭ́gdos	τὼ λῐ́γδω tṑ lĭ́gdō	οἱ λῐ́γδοι hoi lĭ́gdoi
Genitive	τοῦ λῐ́γδου toû lĭ́gdou	τοῖν λῐ́γδοιν toîn lĭ́gdoin	τῶν λῐ́γδων tôn lĭ́gdōn
Dative	τῷ λῐ́γδῳ tōî lĭ́gdōi	τοῖν λῐ́γδοιν toîn lĭ́gdoin	τοῖς λῐ́γδοις toîs lĭ́gdois
Accusative	τὸν λῐ́γδον tòn lĭ́gdon	τὼ λῐ́γδω tṑ lĭ́gdō	τοὺς λῐ́γδους toùs lĭ́gdous
Vocative	λῐ́γδε lĭ́gde	λῐ́γδω lĭ́gdō	λῐ́γδοι lĭ́gdoi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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