λαμπάς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From λᾰ́μπω (lámpō, “shine”) +‎ -ᾰ́ς (-ás).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

λᾰμπᾰ́ς • (lampás) f (genitive λᾰμπᾰ́δος); third declension

  1. torch, wax-light, lamp

Inflection
Third declension of ἡ λᾰμπᾰ́ς; τῆς λᾰμπᾰ́δος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ λᾰμπᾰ́ς
hē lampás		 τὼ λᾰμπᾰ́δε
tṑ lampáde		 αἱ λᾰμπᾰ́δες
hai lampádes
Genitive τῆς λᾰμπᾰ́δος
tês lampádos		 τοῖν λᾰμπᾰ́δοιν
toîn lampádoin		 τῶν λᾰμπᾰ́δων
tôn lampádōn
Dative τῇ λᾰμπᾰ́δῐ
têi lampádi		 τοῖν λᾰμπᾰ́δοιν
toîn lampádoin		 ταῖς λᾰμπᾰ́σῐ / λᾰμπᾰ́σῐν
taîs lampási(n)
Accusative τὴν λᾰμπᾰ́δᾰ
tḕn lampáda		 τὼ λᾰμπᾰ́δε
tṑ lampáde		 τᾱ̀ς λᾰμπᾰ́δᾰς
tā̀s lampádas
Vocative λᾰμπᾰ́ς
lampás		 λᾰμπᾰ́δε
lampáde		 λᾰμπᾰ́δες
lampádes
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
  • Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-ds.

Descendants
  • Greek: λαμπάδα (lampáda)
  • → Latin: lampas (see there for further descendants)

Further reading
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