λίσπος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /lís.pos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈlis.pos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈlis.pos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈlis.pos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈlis.pos/

Adjective

λῐ́σπος • (lĭ́spos) m (feminine λῐ́σπη, neuter λῐ́σπον); first/second declension

smooth, polished
Synonym: λεῖος (leîos)
(substantive, in the plural) dice, cut in two by friends, each of whom kept half as tallies, so that the reality of the bond could at any time be proved by producing them

Declension

First and second declension of λῐ́σπος; λῐ́σπη; λῐ́σπον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	λῐ́σπος lĭ́spos	λῐ́σπη lĭ́spē	λῐ́σπον lĭ́spon	λῐ́σπω lĭ́spō	λῐ́σπᾱ lĭ́spā	λῐ́σπω lĭ́spō	λῐ́σποι lĭ́spoi	λῐ́σπαι lĭ́spai	λῐ́σπᾰ lĭ́spă
Genitive	λῐ́σπου lĭ́spou	λῐ́σπης lĭ́spēs	λῐ́σπου lĭ́spou	λῐ́σποιν lĭ́spoin	λῐ́σπαιν lĭ́spain	λῐ́σποιν lĭ́spoin	λῐ́σπων lĭ́spōn	λῐ́σπων lĭ́spōn	λῐ́σπων lĭ́spōn
Dative	λῐ́σπῳ lĭ́spōi	λῐ́σπῃ lĭ́spēi	λῐ́σπῳ lĭ́spōi	λῐ́σποιν lĭ́spoin	λῐ́σπαιν lĭ́spain	λῐ́σποιν lĭ́spoin	λῐ́σποις lĭ́spois	λῐ́σπαις lĭ́spais	λῐ́σποις lĭ́spois
Accusative	λῐ́σπον lĭ́spon	λῐ́σπην lĭ́spēn	λῐ́σπον lĭ́spon	λῐ́σπω lĭ́spō	λῐ́σπᾱ lĭ́spā	λῐ́σπω lĭ́spō	λῐ́σπους lĭ́spous	λῐ́σπᾱς lĭ́spās	λῐ́σπᾰ lĭ́spă
Vocative	λῐ́σπε lĭ́spe	λῐ́σπη lĭ́spē	λῐ́σπον lĭ́spon	λῐ́σπω lĭ́spō	λῐ́σπᾱ lĭ́spā	λῐ́σπω lĭ́spō	λῐ́σποι lĭ́spoi	λῐ́σπαι lĭ́spai	λῐ́σπᾰ lĭ́spă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	λῐ́σπως lĭ́spōs			λῐσπότερος lĭspóteros			λῐσπότᾰτος lĭspótătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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Adjective

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