λιγύς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly related to Dutch lijster (“thrush”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /li.ɡýs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /liˈɡys/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /liˈʝys/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /liˈʝys/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /liˈʝis/

Adjective

λῐγῠ́ς • (lĭgŭ́s) m (feminine λῐ́γεια, neuter λῐγῠ́); first/third declension (Homeric, poetic)

(Homeric, poetic, of a sound) clear, shrill, loud, piercing

Declension

First and third declension of λῐγῠ́ς; λῐ́γειᾰ; λῐγῠ́ (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	λῐγῠ́ς lĭgŭ́s	λῐ́γειᾰ lĭ́geiă	λῐγῠ́ lĭgŭ́	λῐγέε lĭgée	λῐγείᾱ lĭgeíā	λῐγέε lĭgée	λῐγεῖς lĭgeîs	λῐ́γειαι lĭ́geiai	λῐγέᾰ lĭgéă
Genitive	λῐγέος lĭgéos	λῐγείᾱς lĭgeíās	λῐγέος lĭgéos	λῐγέοιν lĭgéoin	λῐγείαιν lĭgeíain	λῐγέοιν lĭgéoin	λῐγέων lĭgéōn	λῐγειῶν lĭgeiôn	λῐγέων lĭgéōn
Dative	λῐγεῖ lĭgeî	λῐγείᾳ lĭgeíāi	λῐγεῖ lĭgeî	λῐγέοιν lĭgéoin	λῐγείαιν lĭgeíain	λῐγέοιν lĭgéoin	λῐγέσῐ / λῐγέσῐν lĭgésĭ(n)	λῐγείαις lĭgeíais	λῐγέσῐ / λῐγέσῐν lĭgésĭ(n)
Accusative	λῐγῠ́ν lĭgŭ́n	λῐ́γειᾰν lĭ́geiăn	λῐγῠ́ lĭgŭ́	λῐγέε lĭgée	λῐγείᾱ lĭgeíā	λῐγέε lĭgée	λῐγεῖς lĭgeîs	λῐγείᾱς lĭgeíās	λῐγέᾰ lĭgéă
Vocative	λῐγῠ́ lĭgŭ́	λῐ́γειᾰ lĭ́geiă	λῐγῠ́ lĭgŭ́	λῐγέε lĭgée	λῐγείᾱ lĭgeíā	λῐγέε lĭgée	λῐγεῖς lĭgeîs	λῐ́γειαι lĭ́geiai	λῐγέᾰ lĭgéă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	λῐγέως lĭgéōs			λῐγῠ́τερος lĭgŭ́teros			λῐγῠ́τᾰτος lĭgŭ́tătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

λιγυρός (ligurós)
λιγύφθογγος (ligúphthongos)

References

van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “lijster”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute