Probably from Ἰβηρία (Ibēría, “Iberia”) + -ίς (-ís), after its native environment. Alessio thinks the name is Aegean and compares the word with ἰβίσκος (ibískos, “ibiscus”) and ἰβάνη (ibánē, “water-bucket”).
ἰβηρῐ́ς • (ibērĭ́s) f (genitive ἰβηρῐ́δος); third declension
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ἡ ἰβηρῐ́ς hē ibērĭ́s |
τὼ ἰβηρῐ́δε tṑ ibērĭ́de |
αἱ ἰβηρῐ́δες hai ibērĭ́des | ||||||||||
Genitive | τῆς ἰβηρῐ́δος tês ibērĭ́dos |
τοῖν ἰβηρῐ́δοιν toîn ibērĭ́doin |
τῶν ἰβηρῐ́δων tôn ibērĭ́dōn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῇ ἰβηρῐ́δῐ têi ibērĭ́dĭ |
τοῖν ἰβηρῐ́δοιν toîn ibērĭ́doin |
ταῖς ἰβηρῐ́σῐ / ἰβηρῐ́σῐν taîs ibērĭ́sĭ(n) | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὴν ἰβηρῐ́δᾰ tḕn ibērĭ́dă |
τὼ ἰβηρῐ́δε tṑ ibērĭ́de |
τᾱ̀ς ἰβηρῐ́δᾰς tā̀s ibērĭ́dăs | ||||||||||
Vocative | ἰβηρῐ́ς ibērĭ́s |
ἰβηρῐ́δε ibērĭ́de |
ἰβηρῐ́δες ibērĭ́des | ||||||||||
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