λυκάβας

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

λυκάβαν (lukában) (accusative case singular)
λυκάμας (lukámas)

Etymology

Often derived from an unattested *λύκη (*lúkē, “light”) + *βᾱ́ς (*bā́s, “going”) (seen in βιβᾱ́ς (bibā́s)), as “path of light”, but Beekes finds this unconvincing. He rather suggests a Pre-Greek origin, in view of the alternative form with "μ" and the suffix "-αντ-".

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ly.ká.baːs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /lyˈka.bas/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /lyˈka.βas/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /lyˈka.vas/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /liˈka.vas/

Noun

λῠκᾰ́βᾱς • (lŭkắbās) m (genitive λῠκᾰ́βᾰντος); third declension

year

Declension

Third declension of ὁ λῠκᾰ́βᾱς; τοῦ λῠκᾰ́βᾰντος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ λῠκᾰ́βᾱς ho lŭkắbās	τὼ λῠκᾰ́βᾰντε tṑ lŭkắbănte	οἱ λῠκᾰ́βᾰντες hoi lŭkắbăntes
Genitive	τοῦ λῠκᾰ́βᾰντος toû lŭkắbăntos	τοῖν λῠκᾰβᾰ́ντοιν toîn lŭkăbắntoin	τῶν λῠκᾰβᾰ́ντων tôn lŭkăbắntōn
Dative	τῷ λῠκᾰ́βᾰντῐ tōî lŭkắbăntĭ	τοῖν λῠκᾰβᾰ́ντοιν toîn lŭkăbắntoin	τοῖς λῠκᾰ́βᾱσῐ / λῠκᾰ́βᾱσῐν toîs lŭkắbāsĭ(n)
Accusative	τὸν λῠκᾰ́βᾰντᾰ tòn lŭkắbăntă	τὼ λῠκᾰ́βᾰντε tṑ lŭkắbănte	τοὺς λῠκᾰ́βᾰντᾰς toùs lŭkắbăntăs
Vocative	λῠκᾰ́βᾰν lŭkắbăn	λῠκᾰ́βᾰντε lŭkắbănte	λῠκᾰ́βᾰντες lŭkắbăntes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

λυκαβαντίδες ὧραι (lukabantídes hôrai)