"λαῖλαψ" meaning in Ancient Greek

See λαῖλαψ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /lâi̯.laps/, /ˈlɛ.laps/, /ˈle.laps/, /lâi̯.laps/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈlɛ.laps/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈlɛ.laps/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈle.laps/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈle.laps/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: Probably from Pre-Greek, with intensive reduplication. Etymology templates: {{der|grc|qsb-grc|-}} Pre-Greek Head templates: {{grc-noun|λαῖλᾰψ|λαίλᾰπος|f|third}} λαῖλᾰψ • (laîlăps) f (genitive λαίλᾰπος); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|λαῖλαψ|λαίλᾰπος|form=F}} Forms: λαῖλᾰψ [canonical], laîlăps [romanization], λαίλᾰπος [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], ἡ λαῖλᾰψ [nominative, singular], λαίλᾰπε [dual, nominative], αἱ λαίλᾰπες [nominative, plural], τῆς λαίλᾰπος [genitive, singular], λαιλᾰ́ποιν [dual, genitive], λαιλᾰ́πων [genitive, plural], τῇ λαίλᾰπῐ [dative, singular], λαιλᾰ́ποιν [dative, dual], ταῖς λαίλᾰψῐ [dative, plural], λαίλᾰψῐν [dative, plural], taîs laílăpsĭ [dative, plural], taîs laílăpsĭn [dative, plural], τὴν λαίλᾰπᾰ [accusative, singular], λαίλᾰπε [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς λαίλᾰπᾰς [accusative, plural], λαῖλᾰψ [singular, vocative], λαίλᾰπε [dual, vocative], λαίλᾰπες [plural, vocative]
  1. whirlwind, tornado Derived forms: λαιλαπετός (lailapetós), λαιλαπίζω (lailapízō), λαιλαπώδης (lailapṓdēs)
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      "ipa": "/ˈlɛ.laps/"
    },
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    },
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      "ipa": "/lâi̯.laps/",
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    },
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    },
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