leípō

From Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ-.

Cognates include Sanskrit रिणक्ति (riṇakti), Latin linquō, Old Armenian լքանեմ (lkʿanem), Proto-Germanic *līhwaną (“to lend”), Old Church Slavonic отлѣкъ (otlěkŭ, “remains”), Lithuanian ãt-laikas (“remains”), likti (“to stay”).

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /lěː.pɔː/ → /ˈli.po/ → /ˈli.po/

Verb

λείπω • (leípō) first-singular present indicative

to leave, leave behind
to leave alone, release
(passive voice) to be left, remain, survive
(intransitive) to leave, depart, disappear
to desert, fail
to lack, fall short, fail

Inflection

Not listed in these tables is an extremely rare first person dual form: λελείμμεθον (leleímmethon), in Sophocles, Electra 950. Only a small handful of first-person dual forms are attested in the entire Ancient Greek corpus.