λάμια

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See also: Λάμια and Λαμία

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Possible connection with λαιμός (laimós, “throat, gullet”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

λᾰ́μῐᾰ • (lámia) f (genitive λᾰμῐ́ᾱς); first declension

  1. Species of fierce shark

Inflection

First declension of ἡ λᾰ́μῐᾰ; τῆς λᾰμῐ́ᾱς (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ λᾰ́μῐᾰ
hē lámia 		τὼ λᾰμῐ́ᾱ
tṑ lamíā 		αἱ λᾰ́μῐαι
hai lámiai
Genitive τῆς λᾰμῐ́ᾱς
tês lamíās 		τοῖν λᾰμῐ́αιν
toîn lamíain 		τῶν λᾰμῐῶν
tôn lamiôn
Dative τῇ λᾰμῐ́ᾳ
têi lamíāi 		τοῖν λᾰμῐ́αιν
toîn lamíain 		ταῖς λᾰμῐ́αις
taîs lamíais
Accusative τὴν λᾰ́μῐᾰν
tḕn lámian 		τὼ λᾰμῐ́ᾱ
tṑ lamíā 		τᾱ̀ς λᾰμῐ́ᾱς
tā̀s lamíās
Vocative λᾰ́μῐᾰ
lámia 		λᾰμῐ́ᾱ
lamíā 		λᾰ́μῐαι
lámiai
Notes:

Descendants

  • Latin: lamia

References

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