"λέπρα" meaning in Ancient Greek

See λέπρα in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /lé.praː/, /ˈle.pra/, /ˈle.pra/, /lé.praː/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈle.pra/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈle.pra/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈle.pra/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈle.pra/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: Resembles λεπίς (lepís, “scale”) + *-ρᾱ (*-rā), but with unclear morphology. Perhaps both words are ultimately Pre-Greek; compare λεβηρῐ́ς (lebērĭ́s, “shed skin”), and see λέπω (lépō, “to peel”) for more. Etymology templates: {{af|grc|λεπίς|alt2=*-ρᾱ|t1=scale}} λεπίς (lepís, “scale”) + *-ρᾱ (*-rā), {{der|grc|qsb-grc}} Pre-Greek Head templates: {{grc-noun|λέπρᾱς|f|first|head=λέπρᾱ}} λέπρᾱ • (léprā) f (genitive λέπρᾱς); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|λέπρᾱ|ᾱς}} Forms: λέπρᾱ [canonical], léprā [romanization], λέπρᾱς [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ λέπρᾱ [nominative, singular], λέπρᾱ [dual, nominative], αἱ λέπραι [nominative, plural], τῆς λέπρᾱς [genitive, singular], λέπραιν [dual, genitive], λεπρῶν [genitive, plural], τῇ λέπρᾳ [dative, singular], λέπραιν [dative, dual], ταῖς λέπραις [dative, plural], τὴν λέπρᾱν [accusative, singular], λέπρᾱ [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς λέπρᾱς [accusative, plural], λέπρᾱ [singular, vocative], λέπρᾱ [dual, vocative], λέπραι [plural, vocative], λέπρη [alternative, Ionic]
  1. (medicine) psoriasis & similar skin disorders
    Sense id: en-λέπρα-grc-noun-mllOD1di Categories (other): Medicine, Pages with 1 entry, Skin Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Skin: 100 0 Topics: medicine, sciences
  2. (Koine, medicine) leprosy Tags: Koine
    Sense id: en-λέπρα-grc-noun-p6I9MhVs Categories (other): Koine Greek, Medicine, Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Diseases Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 41 59 Disambiguation of Diseases: 24 76 Topics: medicine, sciences
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      "ipa": "/lé.praː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈle.pra/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈle.pra/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/lé.praː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
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      "ipa": "/ˈle.pra/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
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      "ipa": "/ˈle.pra/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈle.pra/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
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      "ipa": "/ˈle.pra/",
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      "ipa": "/ˈle.pra/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈle.pra/"
    },
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}

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