λάβδα
Ancient Greek
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Λ λ – English: lambda |
Alternative forms
- λάμβδα (lámbda)
Etymology
Borrowed from Phoenician 𐤋 (lāmed)
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /láb.da/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈlab.da/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈlaβ.ða/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈlav.ða/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈlav.ða/
Noun
λᾰ́βδᾰ • (lábda) n (indeclinable)
- lambda, the name for the eleventh letter Λ, λ of the Ancient Greek alphabet.
Synonyms
- (lambda): λάλ (lál) (Koine Greek)
Derived terms
- λαβδᾰκισμός (labdakismós)
- λαβδοειδής (labdoeidḗs)
- λάβδωμα (lábdōma)
Descendants
- Greek: λάμδα (lámda)
References
- “λάβδα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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- Ancient Greek 2-syllable words
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- Ancient Greek lemmas
- Ancient Greek nouns
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- Ancient Greek neuter nouns
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