λῆρος

Ancient Greek

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *leh₂- (expressive root). Cognate with Latin lātrō, Latin lamentum, λάλος (lálos), λάσκω (láskō).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

λῆρος • (lêros) m (genitive λήρου); second declension

  1. trash, trumpery, trifle
  2. delirium

Inflection
Second declension of ὁ λῆρος; τοῦ λήρου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ λῆρος
ho lêros		 τὼ λήρω
tṑ lḗrō		 οἱ λῆροι
hoi lêroi
Genitive τοῦ λήρου
toû lḗrou		 τοῖν λήροιν
toîn lḗroin		 τῶν λήρων
tôn lḗrōn
Dative τῷ λήρῳ
tôi lḗrōi		 τοῖν λήροιν
toîn lḗroin		 τοῖς λήροις
toîs lḗrois
Accusative τὸν λῆρον
tòn lêron		 τὼ λήρω
tṑ lḗrō		 τοὺς λήρους
toùs lḗrous
Vocative λῆρε
lêre		 λήρω
lḗrō		 λῆροι
lêroi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms
  • ληραίνω (lēraínō)
  • ληρέω (lēréō)
  • λήρημα (lḗrēma)
  • λήρησις (lḗrēsis)
  • ληρωδέω (lērōdéō)
  • ληρώδημα (lērṓdēma)
  • ληρώδης (lērṓdēs)
  • ληρωδία (lērōdía)

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Pronunciation
 

Noun

λῆρος • (lêros) m (genitive λήρου); second declension

  1. gold ornament on women's tunic

Inflection
Second declension of ὁ λῆρος; τοῦ λήρου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ λῆρος
ho lêros		 τὼ λήρω
tṑ lḗrō		 οἱ λῆροι
hoi lêroi
Genitive τοῦ λήρου
toû lḗrou		 τοῖν λήροιν
toîn lḗroin		 τῶν λήρων
tôn lḗrōn
Dative τῷ λήρῳ
tôi lḗrōi		 τοῖν λήροιν
toîn lḗroin		 τοῖς λήροις
toîs lḗrois
Accusative τὸν λῆρον
tòn lêron		 τὼ λήρω
tṑ lḗrō		 τοὺς λήρους
toùs lḗrous
Vocative λῆρε
lêre		 λήρω
lḗrō		 λῆροι
lêroi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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