λυπηρός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From λῡπέω (lūpéō, “to grieve”) +‎ -ρός (-rós). Compare also λῡπρός (lūprós).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /lyː.pɛː.rós/ → /ly.piˈros/ → /li.piˈros/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /lyː.pɛː.rós/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ly.pe̝ˈros/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ly.piˈros/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ly.piˈros/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /li.piˈros/

Adjective

λῡπηρός • (lūpērós) m (feminine λῡπηρᾱ́, neuter λῡπηρόν); first/second declension

1. painful, distressing
2. causing sorrow or pain, troublesome, vexatious, offensive

Inflection

First and second declension of λῡπηρός; λῡπηρᾱ́; λῡπηρόν (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		λῡπηρός lūpērós	λῡπηρᾱ́ lūpērā́	λῡπηρόν lūpērón		λῡπηρώ lūpērṓ	λῡπηρᾱ́ lūpērā́	λῡπηρώ lūpērṓ		λῡπηροί lūpēroí	λῡπηραί lūpēraí	λῡπηρᾰ́ lūpērá
Genitive		λῡπηροῦ lūpēroû	λῡπηρᾶς lūpērâs	λῡπηροῦ lūpēroû		λῡπηροῖν lūpēroîn	λῡπηραῖν lūpēraîn	λῡπηροῖν lūpēroîn		λῡπηρῶν lūpērôn	λῡπηρῶν lūpērôn	λῡπηρῶν lūpērôn
Dative		λῡπηρῷ lūpērôi	λῡπηρᾷ lūpērâi	λῡπηρῷ lūpērôi		λῡπηροῖν lūpēroîn	λῡπηραῖν lūpēraîn	λῡπηροῖν lūpēroîn		λῡπηροῖς lūpēroîs	λῡπηραῖς lūpēraîs	λῡπηροῖς lūpēroîs
Accusative		λῡπηρόν lūpērón	λῡπηρᾱ́ν lūpērā́n	λῡπηρόν lūpērón		λῡπηρώ lūpērṓ	λῡπηρᾱ́ lūpērā́	λῡπηρώ lūpērṓ		λῡπηρούς lūpēroús	λῡπηρᾱ́ς lūpērā́s	λῡπηρᾰ́ lūpērá
Vocative		λῡπηρέ lūpēré	λῡπηρᾱ́ lūpērā́	λῡπηρόν lūpērón		λῡπηρώ lūpērṓ	λῡπηρᾱ́ lūpērā́	λῡπηρώ lūpērṓ		λῡπηροί lūpēroí	λῡπηραί lūpēraí	λῡπηρᾰ́ lūpērá
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		λῡπηρῶς lūpērôs				λῡπηρότερος lūpēróteros				λῡπηρότᾰτος lūpērótatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• → Greek: λυπηρός (lypirós) (learned)

Further reading

• λυπηρός in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• “λυπηρός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • annoying idem, page 31.
  • bitter idem, page 80.
  • disagreeable idem, page 227.
  • distressing idem, page 242.
  • dreary idem, page 252.
  • grievous idem, page 373.
  • harassing idem, page 385.
  • harrowing idem, page 387.
  • heavy idem, page 393.
  • insufferable idem, page 447.
  • intolerable idem, page 454.
  • irksome idem, page 459.
  • lamentable idem, page 474.
  • miserable idem, page 533.
  • odious idem, page 569.
  • painful idem, page 589.
  • provoking idem, page 655.
  • sad idem, page 730.
  • sore idem, page 794.
  • sorrowful idem, page 795.
  • tiresome idem, page 878.
  • torturing idem, page 884.
  • troublesome idem, page 897.
  • vexatious idem, page 950.
  • wearisome idem, page 970.
  • woeful idem, page 986.
  • wretched idem, page 993.

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek λυπηρός (lupērós). By surface analysis, λυπη- (stem of λυπώ (lypó)) +‎ -ρός (-rós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /li.piˈɾos/
• Hyphenation: λυ‧πη‧ρός

Adjective

λυπηρός • (lypirós) m (feminine λυπηρή, neuter λυπηρό)

1. sad, saddening (causing feelings of sadness)

   Synonym: λυπητερός (lypiterós)

2. regrettable

Declension

Declension of λυπηρός

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	λυπηρός (lypirós)	λυπηρή (lypirí)	λυπηρό (lypiró)		λυπηροί (lypiroí)	λυπηρές (lypirés)	λυπηρά (lypirá)
genitive	λυπηρού (lypiroú)	λυπηρής (lypirís)	λυπηρού (lypiroú)		λυπηρών (lypirón)	λυπηρών (lypirón)	λυπηρών (lypirón)
accusative	λυπηρό (lypiró)	λυπηρή (lypirí)	λυπηρό (lypiró)		λυπηρούς (lypiroús)	λυπηρές (lypirés)	λυπηρά (lypirá)
vocative	λυπηρέ (lypiré)	λυπηρή (lypirí)	λυπηρό (lypiró)		λυπηροί (lypiroí)	λυπηρές (lypirés)	λυπηρά (lypirá)

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

Derived terms

• λυπηρά (lypirá, adverb)