Furnée compares the word with λούπης (loúpēs, “kite”), suggesting a Pre-Greek root in view of the interchange β/π.
λώβηξ • (lṓbēx) m (genitive λώβηκος); third declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ὁ λώβηξ ho lṓbēx |
τὼ λώβηκε tṑ lṓbēke |
οἱ λώβηκες hoi lṓbēkes | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ λώβηκος toû lṓbēkos |
τοῖν λωβήκοιν toîn lōbḗkoin |
τῶν λωβήκων tôn lōbḗkōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ λώβηκῐ tôi lṓbēki |
τοῖν λωβήκοιν toîn lōbḗkoin |
τοῖς λώβηξῐ / λώβηξῐν toîs lṓbēxi(n) | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν λώβηκᾰ tòn lṓbēka |
τὼ λώβηκε tṑ lṓbēke |
τοὺς λώβηκᾰς toùs lṓbēkas | ||||||||||
| Vocative | λώβηξ lṓbēx |
λώβηκε lṓbēke |
λώβηκες lṓbēkes | ||||||||||
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