λαπαρός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

The formation is similar to λαγαρός (lagarós), πλαδαρός (pladarós) and χαλαρός (khalarós). A basic primary verb may have been retained in ἔλαψα (élapsa, “weakened, destroyed”). It is usually assumed that λαπάσσω (lapássō) is an extension of this, perhaps after μαλάσσω (malássō, “to make soft”). In the sense to destroy, λαπάσσω (lapássō) agrees with ἀλαπάζω (alapázō, “to destroy”), suggesting a Pre-Greek origin in view of the prothetic vowel. Close to Albanian laps.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /la.pa.rós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /la.paˈros/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /la.paˈros/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /la.paˈros/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /la.paˈros/

Adjective

λᾰπᾰρός • (laparós) m (feminine λᾰπᾰρᾱ́, neuter λᾰπᾰρόν); first/second declension

slack, loose (of the bowels)
hollow

Inflection

First and second declension of λᾰπᾰρός; λᾰπᾰρᾱ́; λᾰπᾰρόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	λᾰπᾰρός laparós	λᾰπᾰρᾱ́ laparā́	λᾰπᾰρόν laparón	λᾰπᾰρώ laparṓ	λᾰπᾰρᾱ́ laparā́	λᾰπᾰρώ laparṓ	λᾰπᾰροί laparoí	λᾰπᾰραί laparaí	λᾰπᾰρᾰ́ lapará
Genitive	λᾰπᾰροῦ laparoû	λᾰπᾰρᾶς laparâs	λᾰπᾰροῦ laparoû	λᾰπᾰροῖν laparoîn	λᾰπᾰραῖν laparaîn	λᾰπᾰροῖν laparoîn	λᾰπᾰρῶν laparôn	λᾰπᾰρῶν laparôn	λᾰπᾰρῶν laparôn
Dative	λᾰπᾰρῷ laparôi	λᾰπᾰρᾷ laparâi	λᾰπᾰρῷ laparôi	λᾰπᾰροῖν laparoîn	λᾰπᾰραῖν laparaîn	λᾰπᾰροῖν laparoîn	λᾰπᾰροῖς laparoîs	λᾰπᾰραῖς laparaîs	λᾰπᾰροῖς laparoîs
Accusative	λᾰπᾰρόν laparón	λᾰπᾰρᾱ́ν laparā́n	λᾰπᾰρόν laparón	λᾰπᾰρώ laparṓ	λᾰπᾰρᾱ́ laparā́	λᾰπᾰρώ laparṓ	λᾰπᾰρούς laparoús	λᾰπᾰρᾱ́ς laparā́s	λᾰπᾰρᾰ́ lapará
Vocative	λᾰπᾰρέ laparé	λᾰπᾰρᾱ́ laparā́	λᾰπᾰρόν laparón	λᾰπᾰρώ laparṓ	λᾰπᾰρᾱ́ laparā́	λᾰπᾰρώ laparṓ	λᾰπᾰροί laparoí	λᾰπᾰραί laparaí	λᾰπᾰρᾰ́ lapará
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	λᾰπᾰρῶς laparôs			λᾰπᾰρώτερος laparṓteros			λᾰπᾰρώτᾰτος laparṓtatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

λαπακτικός (lapaktikós)
λάπαξις (lápaxis)
λαπάρα (lapára)
λαπαρότης (laparótēs)
λαπάσσω (lapássō)