λίπος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *lípos, from i-Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (fat substance).

Stem λῐπ- (lip-), λῐπο- (lipo-), λπᾰρ- (lipar-, fat). Different from λῐπ- (lip-, wanting) of the aorist ἔλῐπον (élipon) of the verb λείπω (leípō, leave; lack). Different from λπᾰρ- (līpar-) from λίπτω (líptō, desire).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

λίπος (líposn (genitive λίπους); third declension

  1. animal fat, lard, tallow

Inflection

Stem λῐπ- or λῐπᾰρ- (sense: fat).

Descendants

  • Greek: λίπος (lípos)

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λίπος. For sense substance with fat, Semantic loan from French graisse or English fat. See stem λιπ- for sense: “fat”. Different from λιπ- for sense: “wanting” (as in ελλιπής).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈli.pos/
  • Hyphenation: λί‧πος

Noun

λίπος (líposn (plural λίπη)

  1. fat, tallow

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