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 • (ibērís) f (genitive ἰβηρῐ́δος); third declension
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ἡ ἰβηρῐ́ς hē ibērís |
τὼ ἰβηρῐ́δε tṑ ibēríde |
αἱ ἰβηρῐ́δες hai ibērídes | ||||||||||
Genitive | τῆς ἰβηρῐ́δος tês ibērídos |
τοῖν ἰβηρῐ́δοιν toîn ibērídoin |
τῶν ἰβηρῐ́δων tôn ibērídōn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῇ ἰβηρῐ́δῐ têi ibērídi |
τοῖν ἰβηρῐ́δοιν toîn ibērídoin |
ταῖς ἰβηρῐ́σῐ / ἰβηρῐ́σῐν taîs ibērísi(n) | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὴν ἰβηρῐ́δᾰ tḕn ibērída |
τὼ ἰβηρῐ́δε tṑ ibēríde |
τᾱ̀ς ἰβηρῐ́δᾰς tā̀s ibērídas | ||||||||||
Vocative | ἰβηρῐ́ς ibērís |
ἰβηρῐ́δε ibēríde |
ἰβηρῐ́δες ibērídes | ||||||||||
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