"λέπας" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Noun

IPA: /lé.pas/, /ˈle.pas/, /ˈle.pas/, /lé.pas/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈle.pas/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈle.pas/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈle.pas/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈle.pas/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan) Forms: lépas [romanization]
Etymology: The similarity with Latin lapis (“stone”) is hardly accidental; a Mediterranean substrate borrowing is most probable, perhaps through Pre-Greek. Otherwise, from Proto-Indo-European *lep- (“to peel”) (compare secō – saxum; rumpō – rupēs). Etymology templates: {{cog|la|lapis||stone}} Latin lapis (“stone”), {{der|grc|qfa-sub|-}} substrate, {{der|grc|qsb-grc|-}} Pre-Greek, {{der|grc|ine-pro|*lep-||to peel}} Proto-Indo-European *lep- (“to peel”) Head templates: {{grc-noun|g=n}} λέπας • (lépas) n (indeclinable)
  1. bare rock, scaur, crag Tags: indeclinable Derived forms: λεπαῖος (lepaîos), λεπάς (lepás), λεπαστή (lepastḗ), λέπαστρον (lépastron)
    Sense id: en-λέπας-grc-noun-BnBUlExs Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "lapis",
        "3": "",
        "4": "stone"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin lapis (“stone”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "qfa-sub",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "substrate",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "qsb-grc",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Pre-Greek",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*lep-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to peel"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *lep- (“to peel”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "The similarity with Latin lapis (“stone”) is hardly accidental; a Mediterranean substrate borrowing is most probable, perhaps through Pre-Greek. Otherwise, from Proto-Indo-European *lep- (“to peel”) (compare secō – saxum; rumpō – rupēs).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lépas",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "λέπας • (lépas) n (indeclinable)",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "roman": "lepaîos",
          "word": "λεπαῖος"
        },
        {
          "roman": "lepás",
          "word": "λεπάς"
        },
        {
          "roman": "lepastḗ",
          "word": "λεπαστή"
        },
        {
          "roman": "lépastron",
          "word": "λέπαστρον"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bare rock, scaur, crag"
      ],
      "id": "en-λέπας-grc-noun-BnBUlExs",
      "links": [
        [
          "rock",
          "rock"
        ],
        [
          "scaur",
          "scaur"
        ],
        [
          "crag",
          "crag"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "indeclinable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/lé.pas/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈle.pas/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈle.pas/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lé.pas/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈle.pas/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈle.pas/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈle.pas/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈle.pas/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "λέπας"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "lepaîos",
      "word": "λεπαῖος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "lepás",
      "word": "λεπάς"
    },
    {
      "roman": "lepastḗ",
      "word": "λεπαστή"
    },
    {
      "roman": "lépastron",
      "word": "λέπαστρον"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "lapis",
        "3": "",
        "4": "stone"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin lapis (“stone”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "qfa-sub",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "substrate",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "qsb-grc",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Pre-Greek",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*lep-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to peel"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *lep- (“to peel”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "The similarity with Latin lapis (“stone”) is hardly accidental; a Mediterranean substrate borrowing is most probable, perhaps through Pre-Greek. Otherwise, from Proto-Indo-European *lep- (“to peel”) (compare secō – saxum; rumpō – rupēs).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lépas",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "λέπας • (lépas) n (indeclinable)",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ancient Greek 2-syllable words",
        "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
        "Ancient Greek indeclinable nouns",
        "Ancient Greek lemmas",
        "Ancient Greek neuter indeclinable nouns",
        "Ancient Greek neuter nouns",
        "Ancient Greek nouns",
        "Ancient Greek paroxytone terms",
        "Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Ancient Greek terms derived from a Pre-Greek substrate",
        "Ancient Greek terms derived from substrate languages",
        "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bare rock, scaur, crag"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "rock",
          "rock"
        ],
        [
          "scaur",
          "scaur"
        ],
        [
          "crag",
          "crag"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "indeclinable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/lé.pas/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈle.pas/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈle.pas/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lé.pas/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈle.pas/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈle.pas/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈle.pas/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈle.pas/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "λέπας"
}

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