Λαμία
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Ancient Greek
Etymology
See Λάμια (Lámia, “man-eating, flesh-eating monster”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /la.mí.aː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /laˈmi.a/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /laˈmi.a/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /laˈmi.a/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /laˈmi.a/
Proper noun
Λᾰμῐ́ᾱ • (Lamíā) f (genitive Λᾰμῐ́ᾱς); first declension
Inflection
Derived terms
- λᾰμῐᾰκός (lamiakós)
Descendants
References
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,015
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Λαμία (Lamía).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Λαμία • (Lamía) f
Declension
Λαμία
| case \ number | singular |
|---|---|
| nominative | Λαμία • |
| genitive | Λαμίας • |
| accusative | Λαμία • |
| vocative | Λαμία • |
Derived terms
- Λαμιώτης m (Lamiótis, “male from Lamia”)
- Λαμιεύς m (Lamiéfs, “male from Larissa”) (formal, dated)
- Λαμιώτισσα f (Lamiótissa, “female from Lamia”)
- λαμιώτικος (lamiótikos) (adjective)
- λαμιακός (lamiakós) (adjective) (formal)
Further reading
Λαμία on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
