λύγδη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

According to Beekes, perhaps from Pre-Greek, due to the presence of the cluster -γδ.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

λύγδη • (lúgdē)

  1. (hapax legomenon) white poplar (Populus alba)
    Synonym: λεύκη (leúkē)
    • [5th c. C.E., Hesychius of Alexandria, Γλώσσαι, Λ:
      λύγδη· τὸ δένδρον, ἡ λεύκη.
      lúgdē; tò déndron, hē leúkē.
      lúgdē: a tree, the white poplar.]

Declension

First declension of ἡ λύγδη; τῆς λύγδης (Attic)
Case / # Singular Plural
Nominative ἡ λύγδη
hē lúgdē 		αἱ λύγδαι
hai lúgdai
Genitive τῆς λύγδης
tês lúgdēs 		τῶν λυγδῶν
tôn lugdôn
Dative τῇ λύγδῃ
tēî lúgdēi 		ταῖς λύγδαις
taîs lúgdais
Accusative τὴν λύγδην
tḕn lúgdēn 		τᾱ̀ς λύγδᾱς
tā̀s lúgdās
Vocative λύγδη
lúgdē 		λύγδαι
lúgdai
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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