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 • (lĭpărós) 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 lĭpărós	λῐπᾰρᾱ́ lĭpărā́	λῐπᾰρόν lĭpărón		λῐπᾰρώ lĭpărṓ	λῐπᾰρᾱ́ lĭpărā́	λῐπᾰρώ lĭpărṓ		λῐπᾰροί lĭpăroí	λῐπᾰραί lĭpăraí	λῐπᾰρᾰ́ lĭpărắ
Genitive		λῐπᾰροῦ lĭpăroû	λῐπᾰρᾶς lĭpărâs	λῐπᾰροῦ lĭpăroû		λῐπᾰροῖν lĭpăroîn	λῐπᾰραῖν lĭpăraîn	λῐπᾰροῖν lĭpăroîn		λῐπᾰρῶν lĭpărôn	λῐπᾰρῶν lĭpărôn	λῐπᾰρῶν lĭpărôn
Dative		λῐπᾰρῷ lĭpărôi	λῐπᾰρᾷ lĭpărâi	λῐπᾰρῷ lĭpărôi		λῐπᾰροῖν lĭpăroîn	λῐπᾰραῖν lĭpăraîn	λῐπᾰροῖν lĭpăroîn		λῐπᾰροῖς lĭpăroîs	λῐπᾰραῖς lĭpăraîs	λῐπᾰροῖς lĭpăroîs
Accusative		λῐπᾰρόν lĭpărón	λῐπᾰρᾱ́ν lĭpărā́n	λῐπᾰρόν lĭpărón		λῐπᾰρώ lĭpărṓ	λῐπᾰρᾱ́ lĭpărā́	λῐπᾰρώ lĭpărṓ		λῐπᾰρούς lĭpăroús	λῐπᾰρᾱ́ς lĭpărā́s	λῐπᾰρᾰ́ lĭpărắ
Vocative		λῐπᾰρέ lĭpăré	λῐπᾰρᾱ́ lĭpărā́	λῐπᾰρόν lĭpărón		λῐπᾰρώ lĭpărṓ	λῐπᾰρᾱ́ lĭpărā́	λῐπᾰρώ lĭpărṓ		λῐπᾰροί lĭpăroí	λῐπᾰραί lĭpăraí	λῐπᾰρᾰ́ lĭpărắ
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		λῐπᾰρῶς lĭpărôs				λῐπᾰρώτερος lĭpărṓteros				λῐπᾰρώτᾰτος lĭpărṓtătos
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 lĭpărós	λῐπᾰρή lĭpărḗ	λῐπᾰρόν lĭpărón		λῐπᾰρώ lĭpărṓ	λῐπᾰρᾱ́ lĭpărā́	λῐπᾰρώ lĭpărṓ		λῐπᾰροί lĭpăroí	λῐπᾰραί lĭpăraí	λῐπᾰρᾰ́ lĭpărắ
Genitive		λῐπᾰροῦ / λῐπᾰροῖο / λῐπᾰρόο lĭpăroû / lĭpăroîo / lĭpăróo	λῐπᾰρῆς lĭpărês	λῐπᾰροῦ / λῐπᾰροῖο / λῐπᾰρόο lĭpăroû / lĭpăroîo / lĭpăróo		λῐπᾰροῖῐν lĭpăroîĭn	λῐπᾰραῖν / λῐπᾰραῖῐν / λῐπᾰρῇῐν lĭpăraî(ĭ)n / lĭpărêiĭn	λῐπᾰροῖῐν lĭpăroîĭn		λῐπᾰρῶν lĭpărôn	λῐπᾰρᾱ́ων / λῐπᾰρέ͜ων / λῐπᾰρῶν lĭpărā́ōn / lĭpăré͜ōn / lĭpărôn	λῐπᾰρῶν lĭpărôn
Dative		λῐπᾰρῷ lĭpărôi	λῐπᾰρῇ lĭpărêi	λῐπᾰρῷ lĭpărôi		λῐπᾰροῖῐν lĭpăroîĭn	λῐπᾰραῖν / λῐπᾰραῖῐν / λῐπᾰρῇῐν lĭpăraî(ĭ)n / lĭpărêiĭn	λῐπᾰροῖῐν lĭpăroîĭn		λῐπᾰροῖσῐ / λῐπᾰροῖσῐν / λῐπᾰροῖς lĭpăroîsĭ(n) / lĭpăroîs	λῐπᾰρῇσῐ / λῐπᾰρῇσῐν / λῐπᾰρῇς / λῐπᾰραῖς lĭpărêisĭ(n) / lĭpărêis / lĭpăraîs	λῐπᾰροῖσῐ / λῐπᾰροῖσῐν / λῐπᾰροῖς lĭpăroîsĭ(n) / lĭpăroîs
Accusative		λῐπᾰρόν lĭpărón	λῐπᾰρήν lĭpărḗn	λῐπᾰρόν lĭpărón		λῐπᾰρώ lĭpărṓ	λῐπᾰρᾱ́ lĭpărā́	λῐπᾰρώ lĭpărṓ		λῐπᾰρούς lĭpăroús	λῐπᾰρᾱ́ς lĭpărā́s	λῐπᾰρᾰ́ lĭpărắ
Vocative		λῐπᾰρέ lĭpăré	λῐπᾰρή lĭpărḗ	λῐπᾰρόν lĭpărón		λῐπᾰρώ lĭpărṓ	λῐπᾰρᾱ́ lĭpărā́	λῐπᾰρώ lĭpărṓ		λῐπᾰροί lĭpăroí	λῐπᾰραί lĭpăraí	λῐπᾰρᾰ́ lĭpărắ
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		λῐπᾰρῶς lĭpărôs				λῐπᾰρώτερος lĭpărṓteros				λῐπᾰρώτᾰτος lĭpărṓtătos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

• λῐπᾰράμπυξ (lĭpărámpux)
• λῐπᾰραυγής (lĭpăraugḗs)
• λῐπᾰρέω (lĭpăréō)
• λῐπᾰρής (lĭpărḗs)
• λιπάρησις (lipárēsis)
• λῐπᾰρητέον (lĭpărētéon)
• λῐπᾰρία (lĭpăría)
• λῐπᾰριάζω (lĭpăriázō)
• λῐπᾰρίσχιος (lĭpărískhios)
• λῐπᾰρόγειος (lĭpărógeios)
• λῐπᾰρόζωνος (lĭpărózōnos)
• λῐπᾰρόθρονος (lĭpăróthronos)
• λῐπᾰροκρήδεμνος (lĭpărokrḗdemnos)
• λῐπᾰρόμματος (lĭpărómmatos)
• λῐπᾰροπλόκαμος (lĭpăroplókamos)
• λῐπᾰροποιέω (lĭpăropoiéō)
• λῐπᾰρότης (lĭpărótēs)
• λῐπᾰρότροφος (lĭpărótrophos)
• λῐπᾰρόχροος (lĭpărókhroos)
• λῐπᾰρῶς (lĭpărôs)
• λῐπᾰρώψ (lĭpărṓps)

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

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek λιπαρός (liparós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /li.paˈɾos/
• Hyphenation: λι‧πα‧ρός

Adjective

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

1. fatty, greasy, oily (containing oil or fat)

   λιπαρό δέρμα ― liparó dérma ― greasy/oily skin

Declension

Declension of λιπαρός

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	λιπαρός (liparós)	λιπαρή (liparí)	λιπαρό (liparó)		λιπαροί (liparoí)	λιπαρές (liparés)	λιπαρά (lipará)
genitive	λιπαρού (liparoú)	λιπαρής (liparís)	λιπαρού (liparoú)		λιπαρών (liparón)	λιπαρών (liparón)	λιπαρών (liparón)
accusative	λιπαρό (liparó)	λιπαρή (liparí)	λιπαρό (liparó)		λιπαρούς (liparoús)	λιπαρές (liparés)	λιπαρά (lipará)
vocative	λιπαρέ (liparé)	λιπαρή (liparí)	λιπαρό (liparó)		λιπαροί (liparoí)	λιπαρές (liparés)	λιπαρά (lipará)

Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο λιπαρός, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο λιπαρός, etc.)

Derived terms

• λιπαρά n pl (lipará)

Related terms

• see: λίπος n (lípos, “fat”)