λιπαρός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From λιπάω (lipáō) +‎ -ρός (-rós), from λίπος (lípos, “fat”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /li.pa.rós/ → /li.paˈros/ → /li.paˈros/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /li.pa.rós/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /li.paˈros/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /li.paˈros/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /li.paˈros/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /li.paˈros/

Adjective

λῐπᾰρός • (liparós) m (feminine λῐπᾰρᾱ́, neuter λῐπᾰρόν); first/second declension

1. oily, shiny with oil, anointed
2. fatty, greasy, unctuous
3. shining, sleek, smooth (of the skin)
4. rich, comfortable, easy (of condition of state)
5. bright, brilliant, splendid (of things)
6. fat, fruitful, fertile (of soil)

Inflection

First and second declension of λῐπᾰρός; λῐπᾰρᾱ́; λῐπᾰρόν (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		λῐπᾰρός liparós	λῐπᾰρᾱ́ liparā́	λῐπᾰρόν liparón		λῐπᾰρώ liparṓ	λῐπᾰρᾱ́ liparā́	λῐπᾰρώ liparṓ		λῐπᾰροί liparoí	λῐπᾰραί liparaí	λῐπᾰρᾰ́ lipará
Genitive		λῐπᾰροῦ liparoû	λῐπᾰρᾶς liparâs	λῐπᾰροῦ liparoû		λῐπᾰροῖν liparoîn	λῐπᾰραῖν liparaîn	λῐπᾰροῖν liparoîn		λῐπᾰρῶν liparôn	λῐπᾰρῶν liparôn	λῐπᾰρῶν liparôn
Dative		λῐπᾰρῷ liparôi	λῐπᾰρᾷ liparâi	λῐπᾰρῷ liparôi		λῐπᾰροῖν liparoîn	λῐπᾰραῖν liparaîn	λῐπᾰροῖν liparoîn		λῐπᾰροῖς liparoîs	λῐπᾰραῖς liparaîs	λῐπᾰροῖς liparoîs
Accusative		λῐπᾰρόν liparón	λῐπᾰρᾱ́ν liparā́n	λῐπᾰρόν liparón		λῐπᾰρώ liparṓ	λῐπᾰρᾱ́ liparā́	λῐπᾰρώ liparṓ		λῐπᾰρούς liparoús	λῐπᾰρᾱ́ς liparā́s	λῐπᾰρᾰ́ lipará
Vocative		λῐπᾰρέ liparé	λῐπᾰρᾱ́ liparā́	λῐπᾰρόν liparón		λῐπᾰρώ liparṓ	λῐπᾰρᾱ́ liparā́	λῐπᾰρώ liparṓ		λῐπᾰροί liparoí	λῐπᾰραί liparaí	λῐπᾰρᾰ́ lipará
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		λῐπᾰρῶς liparôs				λῐπᾰρώτερος liparṓteros				λῐπᾰρώτᾰτος liparṓtatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First and second declension of λῐπᾰρός; λῐπᾰρή; λῐπᾰρόν (Epic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		λῐπᾰρός liparós	λῐπᾰρή liparḗ	λῐπᾰρόν liparón		λῐπᾰρώ liparṓ	λῐπᾰρᾱ́ liparā́	λῐπᾰρώ liparṓ		λῐπᾰροί liparoí	λῐπᾰραί liparaí	λῐπᾰρᾰ́ lipará
Genitive		λῐπᾰροῦ / λῐπᾰροῖο / λῐπᾰρόο liparoû / liparoîo / liparóo	λῐπᾰρῆς liparês	λῐπᾰροῦ / λῐπᾰροῖο / λῐπᾰρόο liparoû / liparoîo / liparóo		λῐπᾰροῖῐν liparoîin	λῐπᾰραῖν / λῐπᾰραῖῐν / λῐπᾰρῇῐν liparaî(i)n / liparêiin	λῐπᾰροῖῐν liparoîin		λῐπᾰρῶν liparôn	λῐπᾰρᾱ́ων / λῐπᾰρέ͜ων / λῐπᾰρῶν liparā́ōn / liparé͜ōn / liparôn	λῐπᾰρῶν liparôn
Dative		λῐπᾰρῷ liparôi	λῐπᾰρῇ liparêi	λῐπᾰρῷ liparôi		λῐπᾰροῖῐν liparoîin	λῐπᾰραῖν / λῐπᾰραῖῐν / λῐπᾰρῇῐν liparaî(i)n / liparêiin	λῐπᾰροῖῐν liparoîin		λῐπᾰροῖσῐ / λῐπᾰροῖσῐν / λῐπᾰροῖς liparoîsi(n) / liparoîs	λῐπᾰρῇσῐ / λῐπᾰρῇσῐν / λῐπᾰρῇς / λῐπᾰραῖς liparêisi(n) / liparêis / liparaîs	λῐπᾰροῖσῐ / λῐπᾰροῖσῐν / λῐπᾰροῖς liparoîsi(n) / liparoîs
Accusative		λῐπᾰρόν liparón	λῐπᾰρήν liparḗn	λῐπᾰρόν liparón		λῐπᾰρώ liparṓ	λῐπᾰρᾱ́ liparā́	λῐπᾰρώ liparṓ		λῐπᾰρούς liparoús	λῐπᾰρᾱ́ς liparā́s	λῐπᾰρᾰ́ lipará
Vocative		λῐπᾰρέ liparé	λῐπᾰρή liparḗ	λῐπᾰρόν liparón		λῐπᾰρώ liparṓ	λῐπᾰρᾱ́ liparā́	λῐπᾰρώ liparṓ		λῐπᾰροί liparoí	λῐπᾰραί liparaí	λῐπᾰρᾰ́ lipará
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		λῐπᾰρῶς liparôs				λῐπᾰρώτερος liparṓteros				λῐπᾰρώτᾰτος liparṓtatos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

• λιπάρησις (lipárēsis)
• λῐπᾰράμπυξ (liparámpux)
• λῐπᾰραυγής (liparaugḗs)
• λῐπᾰρέω (liparéō)
• λῐπᾰρής (liparḗs)
• λῐπᾰρητέον (liparētéon)
• λῐπᾰρία (liparía)
• λῐπᾰριάζω (lipariázō)
• λῐπᾰρίσχιος (liparískhios)
• λῐπᾰρόγειος (liparógeios)
• λῐπᾰρόζωνος (liparózōnos)
• λῐπᾰρόθρονος (liparóthronos)
• λῐπᾰροκρήδεμνος (liparokrḗdemnos)
• λῐπᾰρόμματος (liparómmatos)
• λῐπᾰροπλόκαμος (liparoplókamos)
• λῐπᾰροποιέω (liparopoiéō)
• λῐπᾰρότης (liparótēs)
• λῐπᾰρότροφος (liparótrophos)
• λῐπᾰρόχροος (liparókhroos)
• λῐπᾰρῶς (liparôs)
• λῐπᾰρώψ (liparṓps)

 

Descendants

• Greek: λιπαρός (liparós)

Further reading

• “λιπαρός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• λιπαρός in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette

Greek

Adjective

λιπαρός • (liparós) m (feminine λιπαρή, neuter λιπαρό)

1. fatty, oily, containing oil or fat

   λιπαρό δέρμα (oily skin)

Declension

Declension of λιπαρός

number  case \ gender	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	λιπαρός •	λιπαρή •	λιπαρό •	λιπαροί •	λιπαρές •	λιπαρά •
genitive	λιπαρού •	λιπαρής •	λιπαρού •	λιπαρών •	λιπαρών •	λιπαρών •
accusative	λιπαρό •	λιπαρή •	λιπαρό •	λιπαρούς •	λιπαρές •	λιπαρά •
vocative	λιπαρέ •	λιπαρή •	λιπαρό •	λιπαροί •	λιπαρές •	λιπαρά •
derivations	Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο λιπαρός, etc.) Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο λιπαρός, etc.)

Related terms

• see: λίπος n (lípos, “fat”)