λάμπη
Ancient Greek edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
The connection with λάμπω (lámpō, “to lighten, glow”) does not explain the forms without nasal. These point to a Pre-Greek word. On the other hand, Furnée prefers connecting the word to Georgian ლოპო (loṗo, “sap, slime”) and its variants.
Pronunciation edit
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /lám.pɛː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈlam.pe̝/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈlam.pi/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈlam.pi/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈlam.bi/
Noun edit
λᾰ́μπη • (lámpē) f (genitive λᾰ́μπης); first declension
- scum, foam which forms on the surface of wine, or other liquids left to stand
- (figuratively) filth, decay (of the underworld)
Inflection edit
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ἡ λᾰ́μπη hē lámpē |
τὼ λᾰ́μπᾱ tṑ lámpā |
αἱ λᾰ́μπαι hai lámpai | ||||||||||
Genitive | τῆς λᾰ́μπης tês lámpēs |
τοῖν λᾰ́μπαιν toîn lámpain |
τῶν λᾰμπῶν tôn lampôn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῇ λᾰ́μπῃ têi lámpēi |
τοῖν λᾰ́μπαιν toîn lámpain |
ταῖς λᾰ́μπαις taîs lámpais | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὴν λᾰ́μπην tḕn lámpēn |
τὼ λᾰ́μπᾱ tṑ lámpā |
τᾱ̀ς λᾰ́μπᾱς tā̀s lámpās | ||||||||||
Vocative | λᾰ́μπη lámpē |
λᾰ́μπᾱ lámpā |
λᾰ́μπαι lámpai | ||||||||||
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Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “λάμπη”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- λάμπη in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN