Λῆγες

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Λῆγαι (Lêgai)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /lɛ̂ː.ɡes/ → /ˈli.ʝes/ → /ˈli.ʝes/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /lɛ̂ː.ɡes/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈle̝.ɡes/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈli.ʝes/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈli.ʝes/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈli.ʝes/

Proper noun

Λῆγες • (Lêges) m (genitive Ληγῶν); third declension

1. Legae, an ancient tribe which dwelt on the northern shore of the Caspian Sea

Inflection

Third declension of οἱ Λῆγες; τῶν Ληγῶν (Attic)

Case / #	Plural
Nominative	οἱ Λῆγες hoi Lêges
Genitive	τῶν Ληγῶν tôn Lēgôn
Dative	τοῖς Ληξῐ́ / Ληξῐ́ν toîs Lēxí(n)
Accusative	τοὺς Λῆγᾰς toùs Lêgas
Vocative	Λῆγες Lêges
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → Latin: Lēgae

Further reading

• Λῆγες in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette