λαπαρός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

The formation is similar to λαγαρός (lagarós), πλαδαρός (pladarós) and χαλαρός (khalarós). A basic primary verb may have been retained in ἔλαψα (élapsa, “weakened, destroyed”). It is usually assumed that λαπάσσω (lapássō) is an extension of this, perhaps after μαλάσσω (malássō, “to make soft”). In the sense to destroy, λαπάσσω (lapássō) agrees with ἀλαπάζω (alapázō, “to destroy”), suggesting a Pre-Greek origin in view of the prothetic vowel. Close to Albanian laps.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /la.pa.rós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /la.paˈros/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /la.paˈros/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /la.paˈros/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /la.paˈros/

Adjective

λᾰπᾰρός • (lăpărós) m (feminine λᾰπᾰρᾱ́, neuter λᾰπᾰρόν); first/second declension

slack, loose (of the bowels)
hollow

Inflection

First and second declension of λᾰπᾰρός; λᾰπᾰρᾱ́; λᾰπᾰρόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	λᾰπᾰρός lăpărós	λᾰπᾰρᾱ́ lăpărā́	λᾰπᾰρόν lăpărón	λᾰπᾰρώ lăpărṓ	λᾰπᾰρᾱ́ lăpărā́	λᾰπᾰρώ lăpărṓ	λᾰπᾰροί lăpăroí	λᾰπᾰραί lăpăraí	λᾰπᾰρᾰ́ lăpărắ
Genitive	λᾰπᾰροῦ lăpăroû	λᾰπᾰρᾶς lăpărâs	λᾰπᾰροῦ lăpăroû	λᾰπᾰροῖν lăpăroîn	λᾰπᾰραῖν lăpăraîn	λᾰπᾰροῖν lăpăroîn	λᾰπᾰρῶν lăpărôn	λᾰπᾰρῶν lăpărôn	λᾰπᾰρῶν lăpărôn
Dative	λᾰπᾰρῷ lăpărōî	λᾰπᾰρᾷ lăpărāî	λᾰπᾰρῷ lăpărōî	λᾰπᾰροῖν lăpăroîn	λᾰπᾰραῖν lăpăraîn	λᾰπᾰροῖν lăpăroîn	λᾰπᾰροῖς lăpăroîs	λᾰπᾰραῖς lăpăraîs	λᾰπᾰροῖς lăpăroîs
Accusative	λᾰπᾰρόν lăpărón	λᾰπᾰρᾱ́ν lăpărā́n	λᾰπᾰρόν lăpărón	λᾰπᾰρώ lăpărṓ	λᾰπᾰρᾱ́ lăpărā́	λᾰπᾰρώ lăpărṓ	λᾰπᾰρούς lăpăroús	λᾰπᾰρᾱ́ς lăpărā́s	λᾰπᾰρᾰ́ lăpărắ
Vocative	λᾰπᾰρέ lăpăré	λᾰπᾰρᾱ́ lăpărā́	λᾰπᾰρόν lăpărón	λᾰπᾰρώ lăpărṓ	λᾰπᾰρᾱ́ lăpărā́	λᾰπᾰρώ lăpărṓ	λᾰπᾰροί lăpăroí	λᾰπᾰραί lăpăraí	λᾰπᾰρᾰ́ lăpărắ
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	λᾰπᾰρῶς lăpărôs			λᾰπᾰρώτερος lăpărṓteros			λᾰπᾰρώτᾰτος lăpărṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

λαπακτικός (lapaktikós)
λάπαξις (lápaxis)
λαπάρα (lapára)
λαπαρότης (laparótēs)
λαπάσσω (lapássō)