λώβηξ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Furnée compares the word with λούπης (loúpēs, “kite”), suggesting a Pre-Greek root in view of the interchange β/π.

Pronunciation
 

Noun

λώβηξ • (lṓbēx) m (genitive λώβηκος); third declension

  1. vulture
    Synonyms: αἰγυπιός (aigupiós), γύψ (gúps), τόργος (tórgos)

Inflection
Third declension of ὁ λώβηξ; τοῦ λώβηκος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ λώβηξ
ho lṓbēx		 τὼ λώβηκε
tṑ lṓbēke		 οἱ λώβηκες
hoi lṓbēkes
Genitive τοῦ λώβηκος
toû lṓbēkos		 τοῖν λωβήκοιν
toîn lōbḗkoin		 τῶν λωβήκων
tôn lōbḗkōn
Dative τῷ λώβηκῐ
tôi lṓbēki		 τοῖν λωβήκοιν
toîn lōbḗkoin		 τοῖς λώβηξῐ / λώβηξῐν
toîs lṓbēxi(n)
Accusative τὸν λώβηκᾰ
tòn lṓbēka		 τὼ λώβηκε
tṑ lṓbēke		 τοὺς λώβηκᾰς
toùs lṓbēkas
Vocative λώβηξ
lṓbēx		 λώβηκε
lṓbēke		 λώβηκες
lṓbēkes
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading
  • Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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