λευκός
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[edit] Ancient Greek
[edit] Alternative spellings
[edit] Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“‘white; light; bright’”). Cognates include Latin lūx, Sanskrit रोचते (rocate) and Old English noun lēoht (English light).
[edit] Pronunciation
- (Classical): IPA: [le͜ʊkós]
- (Koine): IPA: [lɛʍkˈo̞s]
- (Byzantine): IPA: [leɸkˈos]
[edit] Adjective
λευκός m., λευκή f., λευκόν n.; first/second declension; (leukos)
[edit] Inflection
| Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case \ Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Nominative | λευκός | λευκή | λευκόν | λευκώ | λευκά | λευκώ | λευκοί | λευκαί | λευκά | |||
| Genitive | λευκοῦ | λευκῆς | λευκοῦ | λευκοῖν | λευκαῖν | λευκοῖν | λευκῶν | λευκῶν | λευκῶν | |||
| Dative | λευκῷ | λευκῇ | λευκῷ | λευκοῖν | λευκαῖν | λευκοῖν | λευκοῖς | λευκαῖς | λευκοῖς | |||
| Accusative | λευκόν | λευκήν | λευκόν | λευκώ | λευκά | λευκώ | λευκούς | λευκάς | λευκά | |||
| Vocative | λευκέ | λευκή | λευκόν | λευκώ | λευκά | λευκώ | λευκοί | λευκαί | λευκά | |||
[edit] Descendants
- English: leucodermic, leukemia
[edit] References
- LSJ
- BDAG
- Strong’s concordance number: G3022
[edit] Greek
[edit] Adjective
λευκός
- white (bright and colourless)
This Greek entry was created from the translations listed at white. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see λευκός in the Greek Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) October 2008
