λυρικός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

λύρα (lúra, “lyre”) +‎ -ικός (-ikós, “-ic”)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ly.ri.kós/ → /ly.riˈkos/ → /li.riˈkos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ly.ri.kós/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ly.riˈkos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ly.riˈkos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ly.riˈkos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /li.riˈkos/

Adjective

λῠρῐκός • (lŭrĭkós) m (feminine λῠρῐκή, neuter λῠρῐκόν); first/second declension

1. Of or pertaining to the lyre.

Inflection

First and second declension of λῠρῐκός; λῠρῐκή; λῠρῐκόν (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		λῠρῐκός lŭrĭkós	λῠρῐκή lŭrĭkḗ	λῠρῐκόν lŭrĭkón		λῠρῐκώ lŭrĭkṓ	λῠρῐκᾱ́ lŭrĭkā́	λῠρῐκώ lŭrĭkṓ		λῠρῐκοί lŭrĭkoí	λῠρῐκαί lŭrĭkaí	λῠρῐκᾰ́ lŭrĭkắ
Genitive		λῠρῐκοῦ lŭrĭkoû	λῠρῐκῆς lŭrĭkês	λῠρῐκοῦ lŭrĭkoû		λῠρῐκοῖν lŭrĭkoîn	λῠρῐκαῖν lŭrĭkaîn	λῠρῐκοῖν lŭrĭkoîn		λῠρῐκῶν lŭrĭkôn	λῠρῐκῶν lŭrĭkôn	λῠρῐκῶν lŭrĭkôn
Dative		λῠρῐκῷ lŭrĭkôi	λῠρῐκῇ lŭrĭkêi	λῠρῐκῷ lŭrĭkôi		λῠρῐκοῖν lŭrĭkoîn	λῠρῐκαῖν lŭrĭkaîn	λῠρῐκοῖν lŭrĭkoîn		λῠρῐκοῖς lŭrĭkoîs	λῠρῐκαῖς lŭrĭkaîs	λῠρῐκοῖς lŭrĭkoîs
Accusative		λῠρῐκόν lŭrĭkón	λῠρῐκήν lŭrĭkḗn	λῠρῐκόν lŭrĭkón		λῠρῐκώ lŭrĭkṓ	λῠρῐκᾱ́ lŭrĭkā́	λῠρῐκώ lŭrĭkṓ		λῠρῐκούς lŭrĭkoús	λῠρῐκᾱ́ς lŭrĭkā́s	λῠρῐκᾰ́ lŭrĭkắ
Vocative		λῠρῐκέ lŭrĭké	λῠρῐκή lŭrĭkḗ	λῠρῐκόν lŭrĭkón		λῠρῐκώ lŭrĭkṓ	λῠρῐκᾱ́ lŭrĭkā́	λῠρῐκώ lŭrĭkṓ		λῠρῐκοί lŭrĭkoí	λῠρῐκαί lŭrĭkaí	λῠρῐκᾰ́ lŭrĭkắ
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		λῠρῐκῶς lŭrĭkôs				λῠρῐκώτερος lŭrĭkṓteros				λῠρῐκώτᾰτος lŭrĭkṓtătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Related terms

• λύρα (lúra)
• λυριστής (luristḗs)

Descendants

• → Latin: lyricus

Noun

λῠρῐκός • (lŭrĭkós) m (genitive λῠρῐκοῦ); second declension

1. (music) lyrist
2. (poetry) lyric poet

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ λῠρῐκός; τοῦ λῠρῐκοῦ (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ λῠρῐκός ho lŭrĭkós	τὼ λῠρῐκώ tṑ lŭrĭkṓ	οἱ λῠρῐκοί hoi lŭrĭkoí
Genitive	τοῦ λῠρῐκοῦ toû lŭrĭkoû	τοῖν λῠρῐκοῖν toîn lŭrĭkoîn	τῶν λῠρῐκῶν tôn lŭrĭkôn
Dative	τῷ λῠρῐκῷ tôi lŭrĭkôi	τοῖν λῠρῐκοῖν toîn lŭrĭkoîn	τοῖς λῠρῐκοῖς toîs lŭrĭkoîs
Accusative	τὸν λῠρῐκόν tòn lŭrĭkón	τὼ λῠρῐκώ tṑ lŭrĭkṓ	τοὺς λῠρῐκούς toùs lŭrĭkoús
Vocative	λῠρῐκέ lŭrĭké	λῠρῐκώ lŭrĭkṓ	λῠρῐκοί lŭrĭkoí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

• “λυρικός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• λυρικός in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette