λεβηρίς

Ancient Greek

Etymology 1

According to Beekes, it is a Pre-Greek word, in view of the suffix found also in ἴμβηρις (ímbēris), meaning eel and κύπηρις (kúpēris) referring to a plant. Compare λέπρᾱ (léprā).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /le.bɛː.rís/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /le.be̝ˈris/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /le.βiˈris/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /le.viˈris/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /le.viˈris/

Noun

λεβηρῐ́ς • (lebērĭ́s) f (genitive λεβηρῐ́δος); third declension

skin or slough (of serpents and beans)
Synonyms: θώραξ (thṓrax), σῦφαρ (sûphar)

Declension

Third declension of ἡ λεβηρῐ́ς; τῆς λεβηρῐ́δος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ λεβηρῐ́ς hē lebērĭ́s	τὼ λεβηρῐ́δε tṑ lebērĭ́de	αἱ λεβηρῐ́δες hai lebērĭ́des
Genitive	τῆς λεβηρῐ́δος tês lebērĭ́dos	τοῖν λεβηρῐ́δοιν toîn lebērĭ́doin	τῶν λεβηρῐ́δων tôn lebērĭ́dōn
Dative	τῇ λεβηρῐ́δῐ tēî lebērĭ́dĭ	τοῖν λεβηρῐ́δοιν toîn lebērĭ́doin	ταῖς λεβηρῐ́σῐ / λεβηρῐ́σῐν taîs lebērĭ́sĭ(n)
Accusative	τὴν λεβηρῐ́δᾰ tḕn lebērĭ́dă	τὼ λεβηρῐ́δε tṑ lebērĭ́de	τᾱ̀ς λεβηρῐ́δᾰς tā̀s lebērĭ́dăs
Vocative	λεβηρῐ́ς lebērĭ́s	λεβηρῐ́δε lebērĭ́de	λεβηρῐ́δες lebērĭ́des
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.

Etymology 2

Of Iberian origin, like Latin lepus (“hare”) and laurex (“young rabbit”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /le.bɛː.rís/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /le.be̝ˈris/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /le.βiˈris/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /le.viˈris/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /le.viˈris/

Noun

λεβηρῐ́ς • (lebērĭ́s) f (genitive λεβηρῐ́δος); third declension

European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Synonym: δασύπους (dasúpous)

Declension

Third declension of ἡ λεβηρῐ́ς; τῆς λεβηρῐ́δος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ λεβηρῐ́ς hē lebērĭ́s	τὼ λεβηρῐ́δε tṑ lebērĭ́de	αἱ λεβηρῐ́δες hai lebērĭ́des
Genitive	τῆς λεβηρῐ́δος tês lebērĭ́dos	τοῖν λεβηρῐ́δοιν toîn lebērĭ́doin	τῶν λεβηρῐ́δων tôn lebērĭ́dōn
Dative	τῇ λεβηρῐ́δῐ tēî lebērĭ́dĭ	τοῖν λεβηρῐ́δοιν toîn lebērĭ́doin	ταῖς λεβηρῐ́σῐ / λεβηρῐ́σῐν taîs lebērĭ́sĭ(n)
Accusative	τὴν λεβηρῐ́δᾰ tḕn lebērĭ́dă	τὼ λεβηρῐ́δε tṑ lebērĭ́de	τᾱ̀ς λεβηρῐ́δᾰς tā̀s lebērĭ́dăs
Vocative	λεβηρῐ́ς lebērĭ́s	λεβηρῐ́δε lebērĭ́de	λεβηρῐ́δες lebērĭ́des
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.

Ancient Greek

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

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