"Λέσβος" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Proper name

IPA: /léz.bos/, /ˈlez.βos/, /ˈlez.vos/, /léz.bos/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈlez.bos/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈlez.βos/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈlez.vos/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈlez.vos/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: Name said to originally mean 'forested' or 'woody,' possibly a Hittite borrowing, as the original Hittite name for the island was Lazpa. Etymology templates: {{der|grc|hit|-}} Hittite Head templates: {{grc-proper noun|Λέσβου|f|second}} Λέσβος • (Lésbos) f (genitive Λέσβου); second declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|Λέσβος|ου|form=FS}} Forms: Lésbos [romanization], Λέσβου [genitive], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], ἡ Λέσβος [nominative, singular], τῆς Λέσβου [genitive, singular], τῇ Λέσβῳ [dative, singular], τὴν Λέσβον [accusative, singular], Λέσβε [singular, vocative]
  1. Lesbos Wikipedia link: Lesbos Categories (place): Islands Derived forms: Λέσβῐος (Lésbios)

Inflected forms

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