Λάκων
Ancient Greek
Etymology
Mediterranean Pre-Greek.
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /lá.kɔːn/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈla.kon/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈla.kon/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈla.kon/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈla.kon/
Noun
Λᾰ́κων • (Lắkōn) m (genitive Λᾰ́κωνος); third declension (fem. Λᾰ́καινα (Lắkaina)
- Laconian, inhabitant of Lacedaemon, a Lacedaemonian
- Synonym: Λᾰκεδαιμόνῐος (Lăkedaimónĭos)
- (adjectival use) of or relating to Laconians
- a throw of a dice
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ὁ Λᾰ́κων ho Lắkōn |
τὼ Λᾰ́κωνε tṑ Lắkōne |
οἱ Λᾰ́κωνες hoi Lắkōnes | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ Λᾰ́κωνος toû Lắkōnos |
τοῖν Λᾰκώνοιν toîn Lăkṓnoin |
τῶν Λᾰκώνων tôn Lăkṓnōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ Λᾰ́κωνῐ tōî Lắkōnĭ |
τοῖν Λᾰκώνοιν toîn Lăkṓnoin |
τοῖς Λᾰ́κωσῐ / Λᾰ́κωσῐν toîs Lắkōsĭ(n) | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν Λᾰ́κωνᾰ tòn Lắkōnă |
τὼ Λᾰ́κωνε tṑ Lắkōne |
τοὺς Λᾰ́κωνᾰς toùs Lắkōnăs | ||||||||||
| Vocative | Λᾰ́κων Lắkōn |
Λᾰ́κωνε Lắkōne |
Λᾰ́κωνες Lắkōnes | ||||||||||
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Derived terms
- Λᾰ́καινᾰ f (Lắkaină)
- λᾰκωνῐ́ζω (lăkōnĭ́zō)
- Λᾰκωνῐκή f (Lăkōnĭkḗ)
- Λᾰκωνῐκός (Lăkōnĭkós)
- Λᾰκώνῐον (Lăkṓnĭon)
- Λᾰκωνῐ́ς f (Lăkōnĭ́s)
- Λᾰκωνῐσμός m (Lăkōnĭsmós)
- Λᾰκωνῐστής (Lăkōnĭstḗs)
- λᾰκωνομᾰνέω (lăkōnomănéō)
- Λᾰκωνόσημος (Lăkōnósēmos)
Related terms
- Λᾰκεδαίμων f (Lăkedaímōn)
- Λᾰκεδαιμόνῐος (Lăkedaimónĭos)
Descendants
- Greek: Λάκωνας (Lákonas), (Katharevousa): Λάκων (Lákon)
Further reading
- “Λάκων”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Λάκων”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “Λάκων”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,014
- Hesychius of Alexandria (fl. 5th century). Γλῶσσαι. [Words] (in Ancient Greek). See /Λ at el.wikisource.
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Λάκων (Lákōn).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlakon/
- Hyphenation: Λά‧κων
Noun
Λάκων • (Lákon) m (plural Λάκωνες, feminine Λάκαινα)
- (Katharevousa, ethnonym)
- alternative form of Λάκωνας (Lákonas)
- (adjectival use) of or relating to Laconia
- (figuratively) of a laconic, brief speech
- (zoology) taxonomic genus Lacon styled Λάκων, within the family Elateridae (order: Coleoptera)
- (adjectival use) of or relating to Laconia
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Λάκων (Lákon) | Λάκωνες (Lákones) |
| genitive | Λάκωνος (Lákonos) | Λακώνων (Lakónon) |
| accusative | Λάκωνα (Lákona) | Λάκωνας (Lákonas) |
| vocative | Λάκων (Lákon) | Λάκωνες (Lákones) |
Synonyms
- Λακεδαιμόνιος (Lakedaimónios)