λέμβος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒄑𒈣 (GIŠ.MA₂ /⁠ilippu, elippu, eleppu⁠/, “wood boat, wooden ship, skiff”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /lém.bos/ → /ˈlem.bos/ → /ˈlem.bos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /lém.bos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈlem.bos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈlem.bos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈlem.bos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈlem.bos/

Noun

λέμβος • (lémbos) f (genitive λέμβου); second declension

1. dinghy, cockboat

Declension

Second declension of ὁ, ἡ λέμβος; τοῦ, τῆς λέμβου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ, ἡ λέμβος ho, hē lémbos	τὼ λέμβω tṑ lémbō	οἱ, αἱ λέμβοι hoi, hai lémboi
Genitive	τοῦ, τῆς λέμβου toû, tês lémbou	τοῖν λέμβοιν toîn lémboin	τῶν λέμβων tôn lémbōn
Dative	τῷ, τῇ λέμβῳ tôi, têi lémbōi	τοῖν λέμβοιν toîn lémboin	τοῖς, ταῖς λέμβοις toîs, taîs lémbois
Accusative	τὸν, τὴν λέμβον tòn, tḕn lémbon	τὼ λέμβω tṑ lémbō	τοὺς, τᾱ̀ς λέμβους toùs, tā̀s lémbous
Vocative	λέμβε lémbe	λέμβω lémbō	λέμβοι lémboi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Second declension of ὁ, ἡ λέμβος; τοῦ, τῆς λέμβου (Ionic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ, ἡ λέμβος ho, hē lémbos	τὼ λέμβω tṑ lémbō	οἱ, αἱ λέμβοι hoi, hai lémboi
Genitive	τοῦ, τῆς λέμβου toû, tês lémbou	τοῖν λέμβοιν toîn lémboin	τῶν λέμβων tôn lémbōn
Dative	τῷ, τῇ λέμβῳ tôi, têi lémbōi	τοῖν λέμβοιν toîn lémboin	τοῖσῐ / τοῖσῐν λέμβοισῐ / λέμβοισῐν / λέμβοις toîsi(n) lémboisi(n) / lémbois
Accusative	τὸν, τὴν λέμβον tòn, tḕn lémbon	τὼ λέμβω tṑ lémbō	τοὺς, τᾱ̀ς λέμβους toùs, tā̀s lémbous
Vocative	λέμβε lémbe	λέμβω lémbō	λέμβοι lémboi
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Second declension of λέμβος; λέμβου (Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	λέμβος lémbos	λέμβω lémbō	λέμβοι lémboi
Genitive	λέμβου / λεμβοῖο / λέμβοιο / λεμβόο / λέμβοο lémbou / lemboîo / lémboio / lembóo / lémboo	λέμβοιῐν lémboiin	λέμβων lémbōn
Dative	λέμβῳ lémbōi	λέμβοιῐν lémboiin	λέμβοισῐ / λέμβοισῐν / λέμβοις lémboisi(n) / lémbois
Accusative	λέμβον lémbon	λέμβω lémbō	λέμβους lémbous
Vocative	λέμβε lémbe	λέμβω lémbō	λέμβοι lémboi
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Further reading

• Demosthenes, Against Zenothemis, [1]
• “λέμβος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Szemerényi, Oswald (1974) “The origins of the Greek lexicon: Ex Oriente Lux”, in The Journal of Hellenic Studies‎^[2], volume 94, →DOI, page 149

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Greek

Noun

λέμβος • (lémvos) f (plural λέμβοι)

1. dinghy, small boat, rowing boat
2. passenger basket of balloon, airship gondola

Declension

Declension of λέμβος

	singular	plural
nominative	λέμβος •	λέμβοι •
genitive	λέμβου •	λέμβων •
accusative	λέμβο •	λέμβους •
vocative	λέμβε •,  λέμβο •	λέμβοι •

Synonyms

(balloon basket): γόνδολα f (góndola, “gondola”)