λαιψηρός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

The analysis as an expressive transformation of αἰψερός (aipserós, “quick, speedy”) after λάβρος (lábros, “violent, boisterous”) may be possible, but it is not evident.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /lai̯p.sɛː.rós/ → /lɛp.siˈros/ → /lep.siˈros/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /lai̯p.sɛː.rós/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /lɛp.se̝ˈros/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /lɛp.siˈros/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /lep.siˈros/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /lep.siˈros/

Adjective

λαιψηρός • (laipsērós) m (feminine λαιψηρᾱ́, neuter λαιψηρόν); first/second declension

1. light, nimble, swift

   Synonyms: εὐκῐ́νητος (eukínētos), ὀτρηρός (otrērós)

Inflection

First and second declension of λαιψηρός; λαιψηρᾱ́; λαιψηρόν (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		λαιψηρός laipsērós	λαιψηρᾱ́ laipsērā́	λαιψηρόν laipsērón		λαιψηρώ laipsērṓ	λαιψηρᾱ́ laipsērā́	λαιψηρώ laipsērṓ		λαιψηροί laipsēroí	λαιψηραί laipsēraí	λαιψηρᾰ́ laipsērá
Genitive		λαιψηροῦ laipsēroû	λαιψηρᾶς laipsērâs	λαιψηροῦ laipsēroû		λαιψηροῖν laipsēroîn	λαιψηραῖν laipsēraîn	λαιψηροῖν laipsēroîn		λαιψηρῶν laipsērôn	λαιψηρῶν laipsērôn	λαιψηρῶν laipsērôn
Dative		λαιψηρῷ laipsērôi	λαιψηρᾷ laipsērâi	λαιψηρῷ laipsērôi		λαιψηροῖν laipsēroîn	λαιψηραῖν laipsēraîn	λαιψηροῖν laipsēroîn		λαιψηροῖς laipsēroîs	λαιψηραῖς laipsēraîs	λαιψηροῖς laipsēroîs
Accusative		λαιψηρόν laipsērón	λαιψηρᾱ́ν laipsērā́n	λαιψηρόν laipsērón		λαιψηρώ laipsērṓ	λαιψηρᾱ́ laipsērā́	λαιψηρώ laipsērṓ		λαιψηρούς laipsēroús	λαιψηρᾱ́ς laipsērā́s	λαιψηρᾰ́ laipsērá
Vocative		λαιψηρέ laipsēré	λαιψηρᾱ́ laipsērā́	λαιψηρόν laipsērón		λαιψηρώ laipsērṓ	λαιψηρᾱ́ laipsērā́	λαιψηρώ laipsērṓ		λαιψηροί laipsēroí	λαιψηραί laipsēraí	λαιψηρᾰ́ laipsērá
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		λαιψηρῶς laipsērôs				λαιψηρότερος laipsēróteros				λαιψηρότᾰτος laipsērótatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First and second declension of λαιψηρός; λαιψηρή; λαιψηρόν (Epic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		λαιψηρός laipsērós	λαιψηρή laipsērḗ	λαιψηρόν laipsērón		λαιψηρώ laipsērṓ	λαιψηρᾱ́ laipsērā́	λαιψηρώ laipsērṓ		λαιψηροί laipsēroí	λαιψηραί laipsēraí	λαιψηρᾰ́ laipsērá
Genitive		λαιψηροῦ / λαιψηροῖο / λαιψηρόο laipsēroû / laipsēroîo / laipsēróo	λαιψηρῆς laipsērês	λαιψηροῦ / λαιψηροῖο / λαιψηρόο laipsēroû / laipsēroîo / laipsēróo		λαιψηροῖῐν laipsēroîin	λαιψηραῖν / λαιψηραῖῐν / λαιψηρῇῐν laipsēraî(i)n / laipsērêiin	λαιψηροῖῐν laipsēroîin		λαιψηρῶν laipsērôn	λαιψηρᾱ́ων / λαιψηρέ͜ων / λαιψηρῶν laipsērā́ōn / laipsēré͜ōn / laipsērôn	λαιψηρῶν laipsērôn
Dative		λαιψηρῷ laipsērôi	λαιψηρῇ laipsērêi	λαιψηρῷ laipsērôi		λαιψηροῖῐν laipsēroîin	λαιψηραῖν / λαιψηραῖῐν / λαιψηρῇῐν laipsēraî(i)n / laipsērêiin	λαιψηροῖῐν laipsēroîin		λαιψηροῖσῐ / λαιψηροῖσῐν / λαιψηροῖς laipsēroîsi(n) / laipsēroîs	λαιψηρῇσῐ / λαιψηρῇσῐν / λαιψηρῇς / λαιψηραῖς laipsērêisi(n) / laipsērêis / laipsēraîs	λαιψηροῖσῐ / λαιψηροῖσῐν / λαιψηροῖς laipsēroîsi(n) / laipsēroîs
Accusative		λαιψηρόν laipsērón	λαιψηρήν laipsērḗn	λαιψηρόν laipsērón		λαιψηρώ laipsērṓ	λαιψηρᾱ́ laipsērā́	λαιψηρώ laipsērṓ		λαιψηρούς laipsēroús	λαιψηρᾱ́ς laipsērā́s	λαιψηρᾰ́ laipsērá
Vocative		λαιψηρέ laipsēré	λαιψηρή laipsērḗ	λαιψηρόν laipsērón		λαιψηρώ laipsērṓ	λαιψηρᾱ́ laipsērā́	λαιψηρώ laipsērṓ		λαιψηροί laipsēroí	λαιψηραί laipsēraí	λαιψηρᾰ́ laipsērá
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		λαιψηρῶς laipsērôs				λαιψηρότερος laipsēróteros				λαιψηρότᾰτος laipsērótatos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

• λαιψηροδρόμος (laipsērodrómos)

Further reading

• “λαιψηρός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “λαιψηρός”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• λαιψηρός in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• λαιψηρός in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • active idem, page 10.
  • agile idem, page 19.
  • fast idem, page 308.
  • fleet idem, page 327.
  • hasty idem, page 387.
  • headlong idem, page 391.
  • light idem, page 490.
  • nimble idem, page 558.
  • quick idem, page 665.
  • swift idem, page 848.
• 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