"λεπάς" meaning in Ancient Greek

See λεπάς in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /le.pás/, /leˈpas/, /leˈpas/, /le.pás/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /leˈpas/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /leˈpas/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /leˈpas/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /leˈpas/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: Traditionally derived from λέπας (lépas, “scaur, rock”) + -ᾰ́ς (-ắs), as the animal clings to the rock. Alternatively, it could derive from λέπος (lépos, “rind, husk”), λεπίς (lepís, “scale, flake”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|grc|λέπας|ᾰ́ς|t1=scaur, rock}} λέπας (lépas, “scaur, rock”) + -ᾰ́ς (-ắs) Head templates: {{grc-noun|λεπᾰ́δος|f|third|head=λεπᾰ́ς}} λεπᾰ́ς • (lepắs) f (genitive λεπᾰ́δος); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|λεπᾰ́ς|λεπᾰ́δος}} Forms: λεπᾰ́ς [canonical], lepắs [romanization], λεπᾰ́δος [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], ἡ λεπᾰ́ς [nominative, singular], τὼ λεπᾰ́δε [dual, nominative], αἱ λεπᾰ́δες [nominative, plural], τῆς λεπᾰ́δος [genitive, singular], τοῖν λεπᾰ́δοιν [dual, genitive], τῶν λεπᾰ́δων [genitive, plural], τῇ λεπᾰ́δῐ [dative, singular], τοῖν λεπᾰ́δοιν [dative, dual], ταῖς λεπᾰ́σῐ [dative, plural], λεπᾰ́σῐν [dative, plural], taîs lepắsĭ [dative, plural], taîs lepắsĭn [dative, plural], τὴν λεπᾰ́δᾰ [accusative, singular], τὼ λεπᾰ́δε [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς λεπᾰ́δᾰς [accusative, plural], λεπᾰ́ς [singular, vocative], λεπᾰ́δε [dual, vocative], λεπᾰ́δες [plural, vocative]
  1. limpet (gastropod of the family Patellidae) Categories (lifeform): Gastropods
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          "expansion": "→ Italian: lepade",
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        "dative",
        "plural"
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      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
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        "plural"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/leˈpas/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/leˈpas/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/le.pás/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
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      "ipa": "/leˈpas/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/leˈpas/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
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      "ipa": "/leˈpas/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/leˈpas/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
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      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
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      "form": "τοῖν λεπᾰ́δοιν",
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        "genitive"
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "τῇ λεπᾰ́δῐ",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "roman": "toîn lepắdoin",
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      "tags": [
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        "dual"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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        "plural"
      ]
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        "singular"
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      "ipa": "/leˈpas/"
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      "ipa": "/leˈpas/"
    },
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      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
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      "ipa": "/leˈpas/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
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      "ipa": "/leˈpas/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
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      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
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      "ipa": "/leˈpas/",
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}

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