λιγύς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly related to Dutch lijster (“thrush”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /li.ɡýs/ → /liˈʝys/ → /liˈʝis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /li.ɡýs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /liˈɡys/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /liˈʝys/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /liˈʝys/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /liˈʝis/

Adjective

λῐγῠ́ς • (ligús) m (feminine λῐ́γεια, neuter λῐγῠ́); first/third declension (Homeric, poetic)

1. (Homeric, poetic, of a sound) clear, shrill, loud, piercing

Declension

First and third declension of λῐγῠ́ς; λῐ́γειᾰ; λῐγῠ́ (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		λῐγῠ́ς ligús	λῐ́γειᾰ lígeia	λῐγῠ́ ligú		λῐγέε ligée	λῐγείᾱ ligeíā	λῐγέε ligée		λῐγεῖς ligeîs	λῐ́γειαι lígeiai	λῐγέᾰ ligéa
Genitive		λῐγέος ligéos	λῐγείᾱς ligeíās	λῐγέος ligéos		λῐγέοιν ligéoin	λῐγείαιν ligeíain	λῐγέοιν ligéoin		λῐγέων ligéōn	λῐγειῶν ligeiôn	λῐγέων ligéōn
Dative		λῐγεῖ ligeî	λῐγείᾳ ligeíāi	λῐγεῖ ligeî		λῐγέοιν ligéoin	λῐγείαιν ligeíain	λῐγέοιν ligéoin		λῐγέσῐ / λῐγέσῐν ligési(n)	λῐγείαις ligeíais	λῐγέσῐ / λῐγέσῐν ligési(n)
Accusative		λῐγῠ́ν ligún	λῐ́γειᾰν lígeian	λῐγῠ́ ligú		λῐγέε ligée	λῐγείᾱ ligeíā	λῐγέε ligée		λῐγεῖς ligeîs	λῐγείᾱς ligeíās	λῐγέᾰ ligéa
Vocative		λῐγῠ́ ligú	λῐ́γειᾰ lígeia	λῐγῠ́ ligú		λῐγέε ligée	λῐγείᾱ ligeíā	λῐγέε ligée		λῐγεῖς ligeîs	λῐ́γειαι lígeiai	λῐγέᾰ ligéa
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		λῐγέως ligéōs				λῐγῠ́τερος ligúteros				λῐγῠ́τᾰτος ligútatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• λιγυρός (ligurós)
• λιγύφθογγος (ligúphthongos)

References

• van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “lijster”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Further reading

• “λιγύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “λιγύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• λιγύς in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • distinct idem, page 241.
  • loud idem, page 501.
  • penetrating idem, page 603.
  • piercing idem, page 612.
  • resonant idem, page 703.
  • sharp idem, page 762.
  • shrill idem, page 771.