Λυκαβηττός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

In his book Αι Τοπωνυμίαι Αθηνών και Περιχώρων των (The Toponyms of Athens and its Surroundings) Kostas Biris suggests a Pelasgian (pre-Greek) origin, Luk-ab-ettú, a name meaning “breast-shaped height” (quoted by Mihalis Stukas).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ly.ka.bɛːt.tós/ → /ly.ka.βitˈtos/ → /li.ka.viˈtos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ly.ka.bɛːt.tós/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ly.ka.be̝tˈtos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ly.ka.βitˈtos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ly.ka.vitˈtos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /li.ka.viˈtos/

Proper noun

Λυκαβηττός • (Lukabēttós) m (genitive Λυκαβηττοῦ); second declension

1. A hill in Athens, mount Lycabettus

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Λυκαβηττός; τοῦ Λυκαβηττοῦ (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Λυκαβηττός ho Lukabēttós
Genitive	τοῦ Λυκαβηττοῦ toû Lukabēttoû
Dative	τῷ Λυκαβηττῷ tôi Lukabēttôi
Accusative	τὸν Λυκαβηττόν tòn Lukabēttón
Vocative	Λυκαβηττέ Lukabētté
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Λυκαβηττός (Lykavittós)
• Latin: Lycabettus

References

• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,015
• Μιχάλης Στούκας (2017-10-14), “Τοπωνύμια δήμων και συνοικιών της Αττικής - Α' Μέρος”. Πρώτο Θέμα.