Often derived from an unattested *λύκη (*lúkē, “light”) + *βᾱ́ς (*bā́s, “going”) (seen in βιβᾱ́ς (bibā́s)), as “path of light”, but Beekes finds this unconvincing. He rather suggests a Pre-Greek origin, in view of the alternative form with "μ" and the suffix "-αντ-".
λῠκᾰ́βᾱς • (lukábās) m (genitive λῠκᾰ́βᾰντος); third declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | ὁ λῠκᾰ́βᾱς ho lukábās |
τὼ λῠκᾰ́βᾰντε tṑ lukábante |
οἱ λῠκᾰ́βᾰντες hoi lukábantes | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ λῠκᾰ́βᾰντος toû lukábantos |
τοῖν λῠκᾰβᾰ́ντοιν toîn lukabántoin |
τῶν λῠκᾰβᾰ́ντων tôn lukabántōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ λῠκᾰ́βᾰντῐ tôi lukábanti |
τοῖν λῠκᾰβᾰ́ντοιν toîn lukabántoin |
τοῖς λῠκᾰ́βᾱσῐ / λῠκᾰ́βᾱσῐν toîs lukábāsi(n) | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν λῠκᾰ́βᾰντᾰ tòn lukábanta |
τὼ λῠκᾰ́βᾰντε tṑ lukábante |
τοὺς λῠκᾰ́βᾰντᾰς toùs lukábantas | ||||||||||
| Vocative | λῠκᾰ́βᾰν lukában |
λῠκᾰ́βᾰντε lukábante |
λῠκᾰ́βᾰντες lukábantes | ||||||||||
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