λεπάς

See also: λέπας

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Traditionally derived from λέπας (lépas, “scaur, rock”) +‎ -ᾰ́ς (-ắs), as the animal clings to the rock. Alternatively, it could derive from λέπος (lépos, “rind, husk”), λεπίς (lepís, “scale, flake”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /le.pás/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /leˈpas/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /leˈpas/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /leˈpas/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /leˈpas/

Noun

λεπᾰ́ς • (lepắs) f (genitive λεπᾰ́δος); third declension

limpet (gastropod of the family Patellidae)

Declension

Third declension of ἡ λεπᾰ́ς; τῆς λεπᾰ́δος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ λεπᾰ́ς hē lepắs	τὼ λεπᾰ́δε tṑ lepắde	αἱ λεπᾰ́δες hai lepắdes
Genitive	τῆς λεπᾰ́δος tês lepắdos	τοῖν λεπᾰ́δοιν toîn lepắdoin	τῶν λεπᾰ́δων tôn lepắdōn
Dative	τῇ λεπᾰ́δῐ tēî lepắdĭ	τοῖν λεπᾰ́δοιν toîn lepắdoin	ταῖς λεπᾰ́σῐ / λεπᾰ́σῐν taîs lepắsĭ(n)
Accusative	τὴν λεπᾰ́δᾰ tḕn lepắdă	τὼ λεπᾰ́δε tṑ lepắde	τᾱ̀ς λεπᾰ́δᾰς tā̀s lepắdăs
Vocative	λεπᾰ́ς lepắs	λεπᾰ́δε lepắde	λεπᾰ́δες lepắdes
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

→ Latin: lepās
- → Italian: lepade
- → Translingual: Lepas