Unknown. Beekes rejects the traditional connections to λαβεῖν (labeîn) and λάζομαι (lázomai, “to seize, grasp”) and tentatively derives the word from Pre-Greek, albeit without strong evidence of typical Pre-Greek alternation patterns.[1]
Another theory derives the word from a dissimilation of from Proto-Indo-European *rabʰros, from *rabʰ- (“to rage, to be furious, to anger”) (whence also Latin rabiō, rabiēs and Sanskrit रभस् (rabhas)); though semantically sound, this is phonetically difficult, as the expected form going from *ράφρος (*ráphros) > λάβρος (lábros) requires two consonant changes. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
λᾱ́βρος • (lā́bros) m or f (neuter λᾱ́βρον); second declension (Homeric)
λᾰ́βρος • (lábros) m or f (neuter λᾰ́βρον); second declension (Post-Homeric)
λᾰ́βρος • (lábros) m (feminine λᾰ́βρᾱ, neuter λᾰ́βρον); first/second declension (Post-Homeric, rare)
Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
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Case/Gender | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | ||||||||
Nominative | λᾱ́βρος lā́bros |
λᾱ́βρον lā́bron |
λᾱ́βρω lā́brō |
λᾱ́βρω lā́brō |
λᾱ́βροι lā́broi |
λᾱ́βρᾰ lā́bra | ||||||||
Genitive | λᾱ́βρου / λᾱβροῖο / λᾱ́βροιο / λᾱβρόο / λᾱ́βροο lā́brou / lābroîo / lā́broio / lābróo / lā́broo |
λᾱ́βρου / λᾱβροῖο / λᾱ́βροιο / λᾱβρόο / λᾱ́βροο lā́brou / lābroîo / lā́broio / lābróo / lā́broo |
λᾱ́βροιῐν lā́broiin |
λᾱ́βροιῐν lā́broiin |
λᾱ́βρων lā́brōn |
λᾱ́βρων lā́brōn | ||||||||
Dative | λᾱ́βρῳ lā́brōi |
λᾱ́βρῳ lā́brōi |
λᾱ́βροιῐν lā́broiin |
λᾱ́βροιῐν lā́broiin |
λᾱ́βροισῐ / λᾱ́βροισῐν / λᾱ́βροις lā́broisi(n) / lā́brois |
λᾱ́βροισῐ / λᾱ́βροισῐν / λᾱ́βροις lā́broisi(n) / lā́brois | ||||||||
Accusative | λᾱ́βρον lā́bron |
λᾱ́βρον lā́bron |
λᾱ́βρω lā́brō |
λᾱ́βρω lā́brō |
λᾱ́βρους lā́brous |
λᾱ́βρᾰ lā́bra | ||||||||
Vocative | λᾱ́βρε lā́bre |
λᾱ́βρον lā́bron |
λᾱ́βρω lā́brō |
λᾱ́βρω lā́brō |
λᾱ́βροι lā́broi |
λᾱ́βρᾰ lā́bra | ||||||||
Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
λᾱ́βρως lā́brōs |
λᾱβρότερος lābróteros |
λᾱβρότᾰτος lābrótatos | ||||||||||||
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Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
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Case/Gender | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | ||||||||
Nominative | λᾰ́βρος lábros |
λᾰ́βρον lábron |
λᾰ́βρω lábrō |
λᾰ́βρω lábrō |
λᾰ́βροι lábroi |
λᾰ́βρᾰ lábra | ||||||||
Genitive | λᾰ́βρου lábrou |
λᾰ́βρου lábrou |
λᾰ́βροιν lábroin |
λᾰ́βροιν lábroin |
λᾰ́βρων lábrōn |
λᾰ́βρων lábrōn | ||||||||
Dative | λᾰ́βρῳ lábrōi |
λᾰ́βρῳ lábrōi |
λᾰ́βροιν lábroin |
λᾰ́βροιν lábroin |
λᾰ́βροις lábrois |
λᾰ́βροις lábrois | ||||||||
Accusative | λᾰ́βρον lábron |
λᾰ́βρον lábron |
λᾰ́βρω lábrō |
λᾰ́βρω lábrō |
λᾰ́βρους lábrous |
λᾰ́βρᾰ lábra | ||||||||
Vocative | λᾰ́βρε lábre |
λᾰ́βρον lábron |
λᾰ́βρω lábrō |
λᾰ́βρω lábrō |
λᾰ́βροι lábroi |
λᾰ́βρᾰ lábra | ||||||||
Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
λᾰ́βρως lábrōs |
λᾰβρότερος labróteros |
λᾰβρότᾰτος labrótatos | ||||||||||||
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Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
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Case/Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||||
Nominative | λᾰ́βρος lábros |
λᾰ́βρᾱ lábrā |
λᾰ́βρον lábron |
λᾰ́βρω lábrō |
λᾰ́βρᾱ lábrā |
λᾰ́βρω lábrō |
λᾰ́βροι lábroi |
λᾰ́βραι lábrai |
λᾰ́βρᾰ lábra | |||||
Genitive | λᾰ́βρου lábrou |
λᾰ́βρᾱς lábrās |
λᾰ́βρου lábrou |
λᾰ́βροιν lábroin |
λᾰ́βραιν lábrain |
λᾰ́βροιν lábroin |
λᾰ́βρων lábrōn |
λᾰ́βρων lábrōn |
λᾰ́βρων lábrōn | |||||
Dative | λᾰ́βρῳ lábrōi |
λᾰ́βρᾳ lábrāi |
λᾰ́βρῳ lábrōi |
λᾰ́βροιν lábroin |
λᾰ́βραιν lábrain |
λᾰ́βροιν lábroin |
λᾰ́βροις lábrois |
λᾰ́βραις lábrais |
λᾰ́βροις lábrois | |||||
Accusative | λᾰ́βρον lábron |
λᾰ́βρᾱν lábrān |
λᾰ́βρον lábron |
λᾰ́βρω lábrō |
λᾰ́βρᾱ lábrā |
λᾰ́βρω lábrō |
λᾰ́βρους lábrous |
λᾰ́βρᾱς lábrās |
λᾰ́βρᾰ lábra | |||||
Vocative | λᾰ́βρε lábre |
λᾰ́βρᾱ lábrā |
λᾰ́βρον lábron |
λᾰ́βρω lábrō |
λᾰ́βρᾱ lábrā |
λᾰ́βρω lábrō |
λᾰ́βροι lábroi |
λᾰ́βραι lábrai |
λᾰ́βρᾰ lábra | |||||
Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
λᾰ́βρως lábrōs |
λᾰβρότερος labróteros |
λᾰβρότᾰτος labrótatos | ||||||||||||
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