λιγυρός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From λιγύς (ligús) +‎ -ρός (-rós).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /li.ɡy.rós/ → /li.ʝyˈros/ → /li.ʝiˈros/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /li.ɡy.rós/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /li.ɡyˈros/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /li.ʝyˈros/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /li.ʝyˈros/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /li.ʝiˈros/

Adjective

λῐγῠρός • (ligurós) m (feminine λῐγῠρᾱ́, neuter λῐγῠρόν); first/second declension

1. clear, whistling, shrill
2. clear-voiced, sweet-toned
3. pliant, flexible

Declension

First and second declension of λῐγῠρός; λῐγῠρᾱ́; λῐγῠρόν (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		λῐγῠρός ligurós	λῐγῠρᾱ́ ligurā́	λῐγῠρόν ligurón		λῐγῠρώ ligurṓ	λῐγῠρᾱ́ ligurā́	λῐγῠρώ ligurṓ		λῐγῠροί liguroí	λῐγῠραί liguraí	λῐγῠρᾰ́ ligurá
Genitive		λῐγῠροῦ liguroû	λῐγῠρᾶς ligurâs	λῐγῠροῦ liguroû		λῐγῠροῖν liguroîn	λῐγῠραῖν liguraîn	λῐγῠροῖν liguroîn		λῐγῠρῶν ligurôn	λῐγῠρῶν ligurôn	λῐγῠρῶν ligurôn
Dative		λῐγῠρῷ ligurôi	λῐγῠρᾷ ligurâi	λῐγῠρῷ ligurôi		λῐγῠροῖν liguroîn	λῐγῠραῖν liguraîn	λῐγῠροῖν liguroîn		λῐγῠροῖς liguroîs	λῐγῠραῖς liguraîs	λῐγῠροῖς liguroîs
Accusative		λῐγῠρόν ligurón	λῐγῠρᾱ́ν ligurā́n	λῐγῠρόν ligurón		λῐγῠρώ ligurṓ	λῐγῠρᾱ́ ligurā́	λῐγῠρώ ligurṓ		λῐγῠρούς liguroús	λῐγῠρᾱ́ς ligurā́s	λῐγῠρᾰ́ ligurá
Vocative		λῐγῠρέ liguré	λῐγῠρᾱ́ ligurā́	λῐγῠρόν ligurón		λῐγῠρώ ligurṓ	λῐγῠρᾱ́ ligurā́	λῐγῠρώ ligurṓ		λῐγῠροί liguroí	λῐγῠραί liguraí	λῐγῠρᾰ́ ligurá
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		λῐγῠρῶς ligurôs				λῐγῠρώτερος ligurṓteros				λῐγῠρώτᾰτος ligurṓtatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First and second declension of λῐγῠρός; λῐγῠρή; λῐγῠρόν (Epic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		λῐγῠρός ligurós	λῐγῠρή ligurḗ	λῐγῠρόν ligurón		λῐγῠρώ ligurṓ	λῐγῠρᾱ́ ligurā́	λῐγῠρώ ligurṓ		λῐγῠροί liguroí	λῐγῠραί liguraí	λῐγῠρᾰ́ ligurá
Genitive		λῐγῠροῦ / λῐγῠροῖο / λῐγῠρόο liguroû / liguroîo / liguróo	λῐγῠρῆς ligurês	λῐγῠροῦ / λῐγῠροῖο / λῐγῠρόο liguroû / liguroîo / liguróo		λῐγῠροῖῐν liguroîin	λῐγῠραῖν / λῐγῠραῖῐν / λῐγῠρῇῐν liguraî(i)n / ligurêiin	λῐγῠροῖῐν liguroîin		λῐγῠρῶν ligurôn	λῐγῠρᾱ́ων / λῐγῠρέ͜ων / λῐγῠρῶν ligurā́ōn / liguré͜ōn / ligurôn	λῐγῠρῶν ligurôn
Dative		λῐγῠρῷ ligurôi	λῐγῠρῇ ligurêi	λῐγῠρῷ ligurôi		λῐγῠροῖῐν liguroîin	λῐγῠραῖν / λῐγῠραῖῐν / λῐγῠρῇῐν liguraî(i)n / ligurêiin	λῐγῠροῖῐν liguroîin		λῐγῠροῖσῐ / λῐγῠροῖσῐν / λῐγῠροῖς liguroîsi(n) / liguroîs	λῐγῠρῇσῐ / λῐγῠρῇσῐν / λῐγῠρῇς / λῐγῠραῖς ligurêisi(n) / ligurêis / liguraîs	λῐγῠροῖσῐ / λῐγῠροῖσῐν / λῐγῠροῖς liguroîsi(n) / liguroîs
Accusative		λῐγῠρόν ligurón	λῐγῠρήν ligurḗn	λῐγῠρόν ligurón		λῐγῠρώ ligurṓ	λῐγῠρᾱ́ ligurā́	λῐγῠρώ ligurṓ		λῐγῠρούς liguroús	λῐγῠρᾱ́ς ligurā́s	λῐγῠρᾰ́ ligurá
Vocative		λῐγῠρέ liguré	λῐγῠρή ligurḗ	λῐγῠρόν ligurón		λῐγῠρώ ligurṓ	λῐγῠρᾱ́ ligurā́	λῐγῠρώ ligurṓ		λῐγῠροί liguroí	λῐγῠραί liguraí	λῐγῠρᾰ́ ligurá
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		λῐγῠρῶς ligurôs				λῐγῠρώτερος ligurṓteros				λῐγῠρώτᾰτος ligurṓtatos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

• λῐγῠρᾰ́ (ligurá, adverb)

Further reading

• “λιγυρός”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• λιγυρός in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• λιγυρός in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• λιγυρός - ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ (since 2011) Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch) University of Chicago.
• “λιγυρός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “λιγυρός”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter