Λείγηρ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Gaulish.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /lěː.ɡɛːr/ → /ˈli.ʝir/ → /ˈli.ʝir/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /lěː.ɡɛːr/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈli.ɡe̝r/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈli.ʝir/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈli.ʝir/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈli.ʝir/

Proper noun

Λείγηρ • (Leígēr) m (genitive Λείγηρος); third declension

1. the river Loire

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Λείγηρ; τοῦ Λείγηρος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Λείγηρ ho Leígēr
Genitive	τοῦ Λείγηρος toû Leígēros
Dative	τῷ Λείγηρῐ tôi Leígēri
Accusative	τὸν Λείγηρᾰ tòn Leígēra
Vocative	Λείγηρ Leígēr
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Franco-Provençal: Lêre
• French: Loire
• Greek: Λείγηρ (Leígir)
• Latin: Liger
• Occitan: Léger

References

• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,015
• Λείγηρ in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette