λαῖλαψ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Probably from Pre-Greek, with intensive reduplication.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

λαῖλᾰψ • (laîlăps) f (genitive λαίλᾰπος); third declension

  1. whirlwind, tornado

Declension

Third declension of ἡ λαῖλᾰψ; τῆς λαίλᾰπος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ λαῖλᾰψ
hē laîlăps 		τὼ λαίλᾰπε
tṑ laílăpe 		αἱ λαίλᾰπες
hai laílăpes
Genitive τῆς λαίλᾰπος
tês laílăpos 		τοῖν λαιλᾰ́ποιν
toîn lailắpoin 		τῶν λαιλᾰ́πων
tôn lailắpōn
Dative τῇ λαίλᾰπῐ
tēî laílăpĭ 		τοῖν λαιλᾰ́ποιν
toîn lailắpoin 		ταῖς λαίλᾰψῐ / λαίλᾰψῐν
taîs laílăpsĭ(n)
Accusative τὴν λαίλᾰπᾰ
tḕn laílăpă 		τὼ λαίλᾰπε
tṑ laílăpe 		τᾱ̀ς λαίλᾰπᾰς
tā̀s laílăpăs
Vocative λαῖλᾰψ
laîlăps 		λαίλᾰπε
laílăpe 		λαίλᾰπες
laílăpes
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • λαιλαπετός (lailapetós)
  • λαιλαπίζω (lailapízō)
  • λαιλαπώδης (lailapṓdēs)

Descendants

  • Greek: λαίλαπα (laílapa)
  • → Translingual: Laelaps

Further reading

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