λαιμός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Likely of Pre-Greek origin, based on Furnée's comparison with λαιφός (laiphós) and λαιφάσσω (laiphássō, “to swallow, gulp down”) and the observed μ/φ variation. Possibly related also to λαῖπος (laîpos).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

λαιμός • (laimós) m (genitive λαιμοῦ); second declension

  1. (anatomy) throat, gullet

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ λαιμός; τοῦ λαιμοῦ (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ λαιμός
ho laimós 		τὼ λαιμώ
tṑ laimṓ 		οἱ λαιμοί
hoi laimoí
Genitive τοῦ λαιμοῦ
toû laimoû 		τοῖν λαιμοῖν
toîn laimoîn 		τῶν λαιμῶν
tôn laimôn
Dative τῷ λαιμῷ
tōî laimōî 		τοῖν λαιμοῖν
toîn laimoîn 		τοῖς λαιμοῖς
toîs laimoîs
Accusative τὸν λαιμόν
tòn laimón 		τὼ λαιμώ
tṑ laimṓ 		τοὺς λαιμούς
toùs laimoús
Vocative λαιμέ
laimé 		λαιμώ
laimṓ 		λαιμοί
laimoí
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • λαιμαγχία (laimankhía)
  • λαίμαργος (laímargos)
  • λαιμάσσω (laimássō)
  • λαίμαστρον (laímastron)
  • λαιμάω (laimáō)
  • λαιμίζω (laimízō)
  • λαιμοδακής (laimodakḗs)
  • λαιμοπέδη (laimopédē)
  • λαιμόρρυτος (laimórrhutos)
  • λαιμότμητος (laimótmētos)
  • λαιμοτόμος (laimotómos)
  • λαιμώρη (laimṓrē)

Descendants

  • Greek: λαιμός (laimós)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “λαιμός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 824

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λαιμός (laimós), probably a Pre-Greek word; compare λαῖπος (laîpos), λαιφάσσω (laiphássō, “to gulp down, swallow”), and λαιφός (laiphós).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /leˈmos/

Noun

λαιμός • (laimós) m (plural λαιμοί)

  1. (anatomy) neck, throat

Declension

Declension of λαιμός
singular plural
nominative λαιμός (laimós) λαιμοί (laimoí)
genitive λαιμού (laimoú) λαιμών (laimón)
accusative λαιμό (laimó) λαιμούς (laimoús)
vocative λαιμέ (laimé) λαιμοί (laimoí)

Alternative accusative singular form: λαιμόν (Katharevousa)

Synonyms

Derived terms

See also

  • αυχενικός (afchenikós, “cervical”)

Further reading

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