λιμηρός

Ancient Greek

Etymology 1

From λῑμός (līmós, “famine, hunger”) ‎ -ρός (-rós).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /liː.mɛː.rós/ → /li.miˈros/ → /li.miˈros/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /liː.mɛː.rós/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /li.me̝ˈros/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /li.miˈros/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /li.miˈros/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /li.miˈros/

Adjective

λῑμηρός • (līmērós) m (feminine λῑμηρᾱ́, neuter λῑμηρόν); first/second declension

1. hungry, causing hunger

Inflection

First and second declension of λῑμηρός; λῑμηρᾱ́; λῑμηρόν (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		λῑμηρός līmērós	λῑμηρᾱ́ līmērā́	λῑμηρόν līmērón		λῑμηρώ līmērṓ	λῑμηρᾱ́ līmērā́	λῑμηρώ līmērṓ		λῑμηροί līmēroí	λῑμηραί līmēraí	λῑμηρᾰ́ līmērá
Genitive		λῑμηροῦ līmēroû	λῑμηρᾶς līmērâs	λῑμηροῦ līmēroû		λῑμηροῖν līmēroîn	λῑμηραῖν līmēraîn	λῑμηροῖν līmēroîn		λῑμηρῶν līmērôn	λῑμηρῶν līmērôn	λῑμηρῶν līmērôn
Dative		λῑμηρῷ līmērôi	λῑμηρᾷ līmērâi	λῑμηρῷ līmērôi		λῑμηροῖν līmēroîn	λῑμηραῖν līmēraîn	λῑμηροῖν līmēroîn		λῑμηροῖς līmēroîs	λῑμηραῖς līmēraîs	λῑμηροῖς līmēroîs
Accusative		λῑμηρόν līmērón	λῑμηρᾱ́ν līmērā́n	λῑμηρόν līmērón		λῑμηρώ līmērṓ	λῑμηρᾱ́ līmērā́	λῑμηρώ līmērṓ		λῑμηρούς līmēroús	λῑμηρᾱ́ς līmērā́s	λῑμηρᾰ́ līmērá
Vocative		λῑμηρέ līmēré	λῑμηρᾱ́ līmērā́	λῑμηρόν līmērón		λῑμηρώ līmērṓ	λῑμηρᾱ́ līmērā́	λῑμηρώ līmērṓ		λῑμηροί līmēroí	λῑμηραί līmēraí	λῑμηρᾰ́ līmērá
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		λῑμηρῶς līmērôs				λῑμηρότερος līmēróteros				λῑμηρότᾰτος līmērótatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Etymology 2

From λῐμήν (limḗn, “harbour, port”) ‎ -ρός (-rós).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /li.mɛː.rós/ → /li.miˈros/ → /li.miˈros/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /li.mɛː.rós/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /li.me̝ˈros/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /li.miˈros/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /li.miˈros/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /li.miˈros/

Adjective

λῐμηρός • (limērós) m (feminine λῐμηρᾱ́, neuter λῐμηρόν); first/second declension

1. furnished with a good harbour

Inflection

First and second declension of λῐμηρός; λῐμηρᾱ́; λῐμηρόν (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		λῐμηρός limērós	λῐμηρᾱ́ limērā́	λῐμηρόν limērón		λῐμηρώ limērṓ	λῐμηρᾱ́ limērā́	λῐμηρώ limērṓ		λῐμηροί limēroí	λῐμηραί limēraí	λῐμηρᾰ́ limērá
Genitive		λῐμηροῦ limēroû	λῐμηρᾶς limērâs	λῐμηροῦ limēroû		λῐμηροῖν limēroîn	λῐμηραῖν limēraîn	λῐμηροῖν limēroîn		λῐμηρῶν limērôn	λῐμηρῶν limērôn	λῐμηρῶν limērôn
Dative		λῐμηρῷ limērôi	λῐμηρᾷ limērâi	λῐμηρῷ limērôi		λῐμηροῖν limēroîn	λῐμηραῖν limēraîn	λῐμηροῖν limēroîn		λῐμηροῖς limēroîs	λῐμηραῖς limēraîs	λῐμηροῖς limēroîs
Accusative		λῐμηρόν limērón	λῐμηρᾱ́ν limērā́n	λῐμηρόν limērón		λῐμηρώ limērṓ	λῐμηρᾱ́ limērā́	λῐμηρώ limērṓ		λῐμηρούς limēroús	λῐμηρᾱ́ς limērā́s	λῐμηρᾰ́ limērá
Vocative		λῐμηρέ limēré	λῐμηρᾱ́ limērā́	λῐμηρόν limērón		λῐμηρώ limērṓ	λῐμηρᾱ́ limērā́	λῐμηρώ limērṓ		λῐμηροί limēroí	λῐμηραί limēraí	λῐμηρᾰ́ limērá
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		λῐμηρῶς limērôs				λῐμηρότερος limēróteros				λῐμηρότᾰτος limērótatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “λιμηρός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “λιμηρός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “λιμηρός”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “λιμηρός”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• λιμηρός in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette