λαμπυρίς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From λάμπω (lámpō, “to shine, gleam”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

λᾰμπῠρῐ́ς • (lămpŭrĭ́s) f (genitive λᾰμπῠρῐ́δος); third declension

  1. glowworm (Lampyris noctiluca)
    Synonym: πῡγολᾰμπῐ́ς (pūgolămpĭ́s)

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ λᾰμπῠρῐ́ς; τῆς λᾰμπῠρῐ́δος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ λᾰμπῠρῐ́ς
hē lămpŭrĭ́s 		τὼ λᾰμπῠρῐ́δε
tṑ lămpŭrĭ́de 		αἱ λᾰμπῠρῐ́δες
hai lămpŭrĭ́des
Genitive τῆς λᾰμπῠρῐ́δος
tês lămpŭrĭ́dos 		τοῖν λᾰμπῠρῐ́δοιν
toîn lămpŭrĭ́doin 		τῶν λᾰμπῠρῐ́δων
tôn lămpŭrĭ́dōn
Dative τῇ λᾰμπῠρῐ́δῐ
tēî lămpŭrĭ́dĭ 		τοῖν λᾰμπῠρῐ́δοιν
toîn lămpŭrĭ́doin 		ταῖς λᾰμπῠρῐ́σῐ / λᾰμπῠρῐ́σῐν
taîs lămpŭrĭ́sĭ(n)
Accusative τὴν λᾰμπῠρῐ́δᾰ
tḕn lămpŭrĭ́dă 		τὼ λᾰμπῠρῐ́δε
tṑ lămpŭrĭ́de 		τᾱ̀ς λᾰμπῠρῐ́δᾰς
tā̀s lămpŭrĭ́dăs
Vocative λᾰμπῠρῐ́ς
lămpŭrĭ́s 		λᾰμπῠρῐ́δε
lămpŭrĭ́de 		λᾰμπῠρῐ́δες
lămpŭrĭ́des
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
  • Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-ds.

Descendants

  • Greek: λαμπυρίδα (lampyrída)
  • → Latin: lampyris
  • → Translingual: Lampyris

Further reading

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