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λεπίς

Third declension Noun; Feminine 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: λεπίς λεπίδος

Structure: λεπιδ (Stem) + ς (Ending)

Etym.: le/pw

Sense

  1. scale, flake, shell, husk
  2. epithelial debris
  3. plate of metal
  4. blade of a saw

Declension

Third declension
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative λεπίς λεπίδε λεπίδες
Genitive λεπίδος λεπίδοιν λεπίδων
Dative λεπίδι λεπίδοιν λεπίσιν*
Accusative λεπίδα λεπίδε λεπίδας
Vocative λεπί λεπίδε λεπίδες

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

  • ἔτυχον δὲ καὶ τῶν ἀπὸ τῆσ μηχανῆσ λεπίδων τινὲσ ἀποπεσοῦσαι, καταψιλωθέντοσ δὲ τοῦ τόπου προσέπιπτον οἱ πυρφόροι τῷ ξυλοφανεῖ τοῦ κατασκευάσματοσ. (Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca Historica, Books XVIII-XX, book 20, chapter 96 7:1)

Synonyms

  1. scale

  2. plate of metal

Similar forms

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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