λοπάς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Possibly from λοπός (lopós, “shell, scale; bark”) +‎ -ᾰ́ς (-ắs). Ultimately from the same root of λέπω (lépō, “to peel”). See also λεπάς (lepás, “limpet”) for a similar derivation.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

λοπᾰ́ς • (lopắs) f (genitive λοπᾰ́δος); third declension

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ λοπᾰ́ς; τῆς λοπᾰ́δος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ λοπᾰ́ς hē lopắs	τὼ λοπᾰ́δε tṑ lopắde	αἱ λοπᾰ́δες hai lopắdes
Genitive	τῆς λοπᾰ́δος tês lopắdos	τοῖν λοπᾰ́δοιν toîn lopắdoin	τῶν λοπᾰ́δων tôn lopắdōn
Dative	τῇ λοπᾰ́δῐ tēî lopắdĭ	τοῖν λοπᾰ́δοιν toîn lopắdoin	ταῖς λοπᾰ́σῐ / λοπᾰ́σῐν taîs lopắsĭ(n)
Accusative	τὴν λοπᾰ́δᾰ tḕn lopắdă	τὼ λοπᾰ́δε tṑ lopắde	τᾱ̀ς λοπᾰ́δᾰς tā̀s lopắdăs
Vocative	λοπᾰ́ς lopắs	λοπᾰ́δε lopắde	λοπᾰ́δες lopắdes
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

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Noun

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