proper noun · femininefirst declension
Lipara
Lipara f sg (genitive Liparae)
Classical[ˈlɪ.pa.ra]Ecclesiastical[ˈliː.pa.ra]
Meaning
- femininesingularOne of the Lipari Islands, now Lipari
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Lipara | — |
| genitive | Liparae | — |
| dative | Liparae | — |
| accusative | Liparam | — |
| ablative | Liparā | — |
| vocative | Lipara | — |
Lĭpăra, ae, and Lĭpărē, ēs, = Λιπάρη,
I. one of the Æolian isles, to the north of Sicily, with a city of the same name, now Lipari.—Form Lipara, Mel. 2, 7, 18; Plin. 3, 9, 14, § 93.—Form Lipare, Verg. A. 8, 417; Val. Fl. 2, 96.—Plur.: Lĭpărae, ārum, = αἱ Λιπάραι, the Liparian or Æolic Islands, Liv. 5, 28, 2; Flor. 2, 2, 9; Val. Max. 6, 9, 11. —Hence,
A. Lĭpăraeus, a, um, adj., Liparæan:
Liparaei nitor Hebri, from Lipara, Hor. C. 3, 12, 6: taberna, i. e. Vulcan's smithy, Juv. 13, 45.—Subst.: Lĭpăraei, ōrum, m., the Liparæans: Liparaeorum insulae, Plin. 3, 8, 14, § 92.—B. Lĭpăren-sis, e, adj., Liparæan:
ager, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 37, § 84: piratae, Liv. 5, 28.—Lĭpăren-ses (old form lepareses Liparitani cives, id est Liparenses, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 Müll.), ĭum, m., the Liparæans, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 37, § 84.—C. Lĭpărītānus, a, um, adj., Liparitan:
obsidio, Val. Max. 2, 7, 4.—II. Subst.: Lĭpărītāni, ōrum, m., the Liparitans, Val. Max. 1, 1, 4 ext.
lĭpăra, ae, f. λιπαρός,
I. an emollient plaster, Plin. 23, 9, 81, § 162; 33, 6, 35, § 110; 34, 18, 53, § 174.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λιπάρα (Lipára).