λίψ

Ancient Greek

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *leyb-, the same root of λείβω (leíbō, “to pour”).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

λῐ́ψ • (líps) m (genitive λῐβός); third declension

  1. southwest
  2. southwestern wind
Declension
Third declension of ὁ λῐ́ψ; τοῦ λῐβός (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ λῐ́ψ
ho líps		 τὼ λῐ́βε
tṑ líbe		 οἱ λῐ́βες
hoi líbes
Genitive τοῦ λῐβός
toû libós		 τοῖν λῐβοῖν
toîn liboîn		 τῶν λῐβῶν
tôn libôn
Dative τῷ λῐβῐ́
tôi libí		 τοῖν λῐβοῖν
toîn liboîn		 τοῖς λῐψῐ́ / λῐψῐ́ν
toîs lipsí(n)
Accusative τὸν λῐ́βᾰ
tòn líba		 τὼ λῐ́βε
tṑ líbe		 τοὺς λῐ́βᾰς
toùs líbas
Vocative λῐ́ψ
líps		 λῐ́βε
líbe		 λῐ́βες
líbes
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
Descendants
  • →? Arabic: رِيح لَبَاش‎‎ (rīḥ labāš), رِيح لَبَاج‎ (rīḥ labāj)
    • →? Sicilian: libiciu

Etymology 2

From the same root of λίπτω (líptō, “to desire”).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

λίψ • (líps)

  1. Hesychius' gives the definition as: ἐπιθυμία (epithumía, “desire, yearning”).

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