λιβάς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From λείβω (leíbō, “to pour”) +‎ -ᾰ́ς (-ắs). Doublet of λῐ́βος (lĭ́bos).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

λῐβᾰ́ς • (lĭbắs) f (genitive λῐβᾰ́δος); third declension

  1. anything that drips or trickles
    Synonym: λῐ́βος (lĭ́bos)
  2. spring, fount, stream
  3. (in the plural) pools of water that collect after rain
  4. vessel that drips when under the influence of heat, a rudimentary thermometer

Declension

Third declension of ἡ λῐβᾰ́ς; τῆς λῐβᾰ́δος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ λῐβᾰ́ς
hē lĭbắs 		τὼ λῐβᾰ́δε
tṑ lĭbắde 		αἱ λῐβᾰ́δες
hai lĭbắdes
Genitive τῆς λῐβᾰ́δος
tês lĭbắdos 		τοῖν λῐβᾰ́δοιν
toîn lĭbắdoin 		τῶν λῐβᾰ́δων
tôn lĭbắdōn
Dative τῇ λῐβᾰ́δῐ
tēî lĭbắdĭ 		τοῖν λῐβᾰ́δοιν
toîn lĭbắdoin 		ταῖς λῐβᾰ́σῐ / λῐβᾰ́σῐν
taîs lĭbắsĭ(n)
Accusative τὴν λῐβᾰ́δᾰ
tḕn lĭbắdă 		τὼ λῐβᾰ́δε
tṑ lĭbắde 		τᾱ̀ς λῐβᾰ́δᾰς
tā̀s lĭbắdăs
Vocative λῐβᾰ́ς
lĭbắs 		λῐβᾰ́δε
lĭbắde 		λῐβᾰ́δες
lĭbắdes
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
  • Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-δς (*-ds).

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