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 • (lĭgŭ́s) 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 lĭgŭ́s	λῐ́γειᾰ lĭ́geiă	λῐγῠ́ lĭgŭ́		λῐγέε lĭgée	λῐγείᾱ lĭgeíā	λῐγέε lĭgée		λῐγεῖς lĭgeîs	λῐ́γειαι lĭ́geiai	λῐγέᾰ lĭgéă
Genitive		λῐγέος lĭgéos	λῐγείᾱς lĭgeíās	λῐγέος lĭgéos		λῐγέοιν lĭgéoin	λῐγείαιν lĭgeíain	λῐγέοιν lĭgéoin		λῐγέων lĭgéōn	λῐγειῶν lĭgeiôn	λῐγέων lĭgéōn
Dative		λῐγεῖ lĭgeî	λῐγείᾳ lĭgeíāi	λῐγεῖ lĭgeî		λῐγέοιν lĭgéoin	λῐγείαιν lĭgeíain	λῐγέοιν lĭgéoin		λῐγέσῐ / λῐγέσῐν lĭgésĭ(n)	λῐγείαις lĭgeíais	λῐγέσῐ / λῐγέσῐν lĭgésĭ(n)
Accusative		λῐγῠ́ν lĭgŭ́n	λῐ́γειᾰν lĭ́geiăn	λῐγῠ́ lĭgŭ́		λῐγέε lĭgée	λῐγείᾱ lĭgeíā	λῐγέε lĭgée		λῐγεῖς lĭgeîs	λῐγείᾱς lĭgeíās	λῐγέᾰ lĭgéă
Vocative		λῐγῠ́ lĭgŭ́	λῐ́γειᾰ lĭ́geiă	λῐγῠ́ lĭgŭ́		λῐγέε lĭgée	λῐγείᾱ lĭgeíā	λῐγέε lĭgée		λῐγεῖς lĭgeîs	λῐ́γειαι lĭ́geiai	λῐγέᾰ lĭgéă
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		λῐγέως lĭgéōs				λῐγῠ́τερος lĭgŭ́teros				λῐγῠ́τᾰτος lĭgŭ́tătos
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.