λείψανον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From λείπω (leípō, “I leave behind”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /lěːp.sa.non/ → /ˈlip.sa.non/ → /ˈlip.sa.non/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /lěːp.sa.non/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈlip.sa.non/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈlip.sa.non/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈlip.sa.non/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈlip.sa.non/

Noun

λείψᾰνον • (leípsănon) n (genitive λειψᾰ́νου); second declension

1. That which is left behind
2. (in the plural): remains, remnants, wrecks

Usage notes

Usually plural.

Inflection

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ λείψᾰνον tò leípsănon	τὼ λειψᾰ́νω tṑ leipsắnō	τᾰ̀ λείψᾰνᾰ tằ leípsănă
Genitive	τοῦ λειψᾰ́νου toû leipsắnou	τοῖν λειψᾰ́νοιν toîn leipsắnoin	τῶν λειψᾰ́νων tôn leipsắnōn
Dative	τῷ λειψᾰ́νῳ tôi leipsắnōi	τοῖν λειψᾰ́νοιν toîn leipsắnoin	τοῖς λειψᾰ́νοις toîs leipsắnois
Accusative	τὸ λείψᾰνον tò leípsănon	τὼ λειψᾰ́νω tṑ leipsắnō	τᾰ̀ λείψᾰνᾰ tằ leípsănă
Vocative	λείψᾰνον leípsănon	λειψᾰ́νω leipsắnō	λείψᾰνᾰ leípsănă
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Second declension of τὸ λείψᾰνον; τοῦ λειψᾰ́νου (Attic)

References

• “λείψανον”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “λείψανον”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• λείψανον in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • relic idem, page 691.
  • remains idem, page 692.
  • remnant idem, page 693.
  • residue idem, page 702.
  • ruin idem, page 725.