λάμπη

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• λάπη (lápē), λαπτής (laptḗs)

Etymology

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

 

• IPA^(key): /lám.pɛː/ → /ˈlam.pi/ → /ˈlam.bi/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /lám.pɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈlam.pe̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈlam.pi/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈlam.pi/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈlam.bi/

Noun

λᾰ́μπη • (lámpē) f (genitive λᾰ́μπης); first declension

1. scum, foam which forms on the surface of wine, or other liquids left to stand
2. (figuratively) filth, decay (of the underworld)

Inflection

First declension of ἡ λᾰ́μπη; τῆς λᾰ́μπης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
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
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• λαμπηρός (lampērós)
• λαμπώδης (lampṓdēs)

 

Further reading

• “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