λάψα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Unknown, but probably a Wanderwort related to Proto-Semitic *lapt- (“turnip”), Sumerian 𒇻𒂠𒊬 (LU-UB₂^ŠAR /⁠lub⁠/, “turnip”). Only attested as a gloss in Hesychius.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈlap.sa/ → /ˈlap.sa/

• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈlap.sa/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈlap.sa/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈlap.sa/

Noun

λάψᾰ • (lápsa) f (genitive λάψης); first declension

1. (hapax) turnip

   Synonym: γογγυλίς (gongulís)

   • 5th century C.E., Hesychius of Alexandria, Γλώσσαι, Λ:

     λάψα· γογγυλίς. Περγαῖοι

     lápsa; gongulís. Pergaîoi

     lápsa: turnip. Citizens of Perge

Declension

First declension of ἡ λᾰ́ψᾰ; τῆς λᾰ́ψης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ἡ λᾰ́ψᾰ hē lápsa	αἱ λᾰ́ψαι hai lápsai
Genitive	τῆς λᾰ́ψης tês lápsēs	τῶν λᾰψῶν tôn lapsôn
Dative	τῇ λᾰ́ψῃ têi lápsēi	ταῖς λᾰ́ψαις taîs lápsais
Accusative	τὴν λᾰ́ψᾰν tḕn lápsan	τᾱ̀ς λᾰ́ψᾱς tā̀s lápsās
Vocative	λᾰ́ψᾰ lápsa	λᾰ́ψαι lápsai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “λάψ”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “λάψα”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, 2011
• Hesychius' Lexicon: λ