λυκάβας

Ancient Greek edit

Alternative forms edit

λυκάβαν (lukában) (accusative case singular)
λυκάμας (lukámas)

Etymology edit

Often derived from an unattested *λύκη (*lúkē, “light”) + *βᾱ́ς (*bā́s, “going”) (seen in βιβᾱ́ς (bibā́s)), as “path of light”, but Beekes finds this unconvincing. He rather suggests a Pre-Greek origin, in view of the alternative form with "μ" and the suffix "-αντ-".

Pronunciation edit

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ly.ká.baːs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /lyˈka.bas/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /lyˈka.βas/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /lyˈka.vas/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /liˈka.vas/

Noun edit

λῠκᾰ́βᾱς • (lukábās) m (genitive λῠκᾰ́βᾰντος); third declension

year

Declension edit

Third declension of ὁ λῠκᾰ́βᾱς; τοῦ λῠκᾰ́βᾰντος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ λῠκᾰ́βᾱς ho lukábās	τὼ λῠκᾰ́βᾰντε tṑ lukábante	οἱ λῠκᾰ́βᾰντες hoi lukábantes
Genitive	τοῦ λῠκᾰ́βᾰντος toû lukábantos	τοῖν λῠκᾰβᾰ́ντοιν toîn lukabántoin	τῶν λῠκᾰβᾰ́ντων tôn lukabántōn
Dative	τῷ λῠκᾰ́βᾰντῐ tôi lukábanti	τοῖν λῠκᾰβᾰ́ντοιν toîn lukabántoin	τοῖς λῠκᾰ́βᾱσῐ / λῠκᾰ́βᾱσῐν toîs lukábāsi(n)
Accusative	τὸν λῠκᾰ́βᾰντᾰ tòn lukábanta	τὼ λῠκᾰ́βᾰντε tṑ lukábante	τοὺς λῠκᾰ́βᾰντᾰς toùs lukábantas
Vocative	λῠκᾰ́βᾰν lukában	λῠκᾰ́βᾰντε lukábante	λῠκᾰ́βᾰντες lukábantes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms edit

λυκαβαντίδες ὧραι (lukabantídes hôrai)