λίσπος

Ancient Greek

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λῐ́σπος • (líspos) m (feminine λῐ́σπη, neuter λῐ́σπον); first/second declension

smooth, polished
Synonym: λεῖος (leîos)
(substantive, in the plural) dice, cut in two by friends, each of whom kept half as tallies, so that the reality of the bond could at any time be proved by producing them

First and second declension of λῐ́σπος; λῐ́σπη; λῐ́σπον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	λῐ́σπος líspos	λῐ́σπη líspē	λῐ́σπον líspon	λῐ́σπω líspō	λῐ́σπᾱ líspā	λῐ́σπω líspō	λῐ́σποι líspoi	λῐ́σπαι líspai	λῐ́σπᾰ líspa
Genitive	λῐ́σπου líspou	λῐ́σπης líspēs	λῐ́σπου líspou	λῐ́σποιν líspoin	λῐ́σπαιν líspain	λῐ́σποιν líspoin	λῐ́σπων líspōn	λῐ́σπων líspōn	λῐ́σπων líspōn
Dative	λῐ́σπῳ líspōi	λῐ́σπῃ líspēi	λῐ́σπῳ líspōi	λῐ́σποιν líspoin	λῐ́σπαιν líspain	λῐ́σποιν líspoin	λῐ́σποις líspois	λῐ́σπαις líspais	λῐ́σποις líspois
Accusative	λῐ́σπον líspon	λῐ́σπην líspēn	λῐ́σπον líspon	λῐ́σπω líspō	λῐ́σπᾱ líspā	λῐ́σπω líspō	λῐ́σπους líspous	λῐ́σπᾱς líspās	λῐ́σπᾰ líspa
Vocative	λῐ́σπε líspe	λῐ́σπη líspē	λῐ́σπον líspon	λῐ́σπω líspō	λῐ́σπᾱ líspā	λῐ́σπω líspō	λῐ́σποι líspoi	λῐ́σπαι líspai	λῐ́σπᾰ líspa
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	λῐ́σπως líspōs			λῐσπότερος lispóteros			λῐσπότᾰτος lispótatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.