Λακωνικός

See also: λακωνικός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Λᾰ́κων (Lắkōn, “Laconian”) +‎ -ῐκός (-ĭkós).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /la.kɔː.ni.kós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /la.ko.niˈkos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /la.ko.niˈkos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /la.ko.niˈkos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /la.ko.niˈkos/

Adjective

Λᾰκωνῐκός • (Lăkōnĭkós) m (feminine Λᾰκωνῐκή, neuter Λᾰκωνῐκόν); first/second declension

Of or pertaining to Laconia
laconic (brief) in speech
Substantivized forms:
1. (feminine plural) αἱ Λᾰκωνῐκαί (ἐμβάδες (“Laconian shoes -for men-”).
2. (neuter singular) τὸ Λᾰκωνῐκόν (“the state of Lacedaemon”)

Inflection

First and second declension of Λᾰκωνῐκός; Λᾰκωνῐκή; Λᾰκωνῐκόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	Λᾰκωνῐκός Lăkōnĭkós	Λᾰκωνῐκή Lăkōnĭkḗ	Λᾰκωνῐκόν Lăkōnĭkón	Λᾰκωνῐκώ Lăkōnĭkṓ	Λᾰκωνῐκᾱ́ Lăkōnĭkā́	Λᾰκωνῐκώ Lăkōnĭkṓ	Λᾰκωνῐκοί Lăkōnĭkoí	Λᾰκωνῐκαί Lăkōnĭkaí	Λᾰκωνῐκᾰ́ Lăkōnĭkắ
Genitive	Λᾰκωνῐκοῦ Lăkōnĭkoû	Λᾰκωνῐκῆς Lăkōnĭkês	Λᾰκωνῐκοῦ Lăkōnĭkoû	Λᾰκωνῐκοῖν Lăkōnĭkoîn	Λᾰκωνῐκαῖν Lăkōnĭkaîn	Λᾰκωνῐκοῖν Lăkōnĭkoîn	Λᾰκωνῐκῶν Lăkōnĭkôn	Λᾰκωνῐκῶν Lăkōnĭkôn	Λᾰκωνῐκῶν Lăkōnĭkôn
Dative	Λᾰκωνῐκῷ Lăkōnĭkōî	Λᾰκωνῐκῇ Lăkōnĭkēî	Λᾰκωνῐκῷ Lăkōnĭkōî	Λᾰκωνῐκοῖν Lăkōnĭkoîn	Λᾰκωνῐκαῖν Lăkōnĭkaîn	Λᾰκωνῐκοῖν Lăkōnĭkoîn	Λᾰκωνῐκοῖς Lăkōnĭkoîs	Λᾰκωνῐκαῖς Lăkōnĭkaîs	Λᾰκωνῐκοῖς Lăkōnĭkoîs
Accusative	Λᾰκωνῐκόν Lăkōnĭkón	Λᾰκωνῐκήν Lăkōnĭkḗn	Λᾰκωνῐκόν Lăkōnĭkón	Λᾰκωνῐκώ Lăkōnĭkṓ	Λᾰκωνῐκᾱ́ Lăkōnĭkā́	Λᾰκωνῐκώ Lăkōnĭkṓ	Λᾰκωνῐκούς Lăkōnĭkoús	Λᾰκωνῐκᾱ́ς Lăkōnĭkā́s	Λᾰκωνῐκᾰ́ Lăkōnĭkắ
Vocative	Λᾰκωνῐκέ Lăkōnĭké	Λᾰκωνῐκή Lăkōnĭkḗ	Λᾰκωνῐκόν Lăkōnĭkón	Λᾰκωνῐκώ Lăkōnĭkṓ	Λᾰκωνῐκᾱ́ Lăkōnĭkā́	Λᾰκωνῐκώ Lăkōnĭkṓ	Λᾰκωνῐκοί Lăkōnĭkoí	Λᾰκωνῐκαί Lăkōnĭkaí	Λᾰκωνῐκᾰ́ Lăkōnĭkắ
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	Λᾰκωνῐκῶς Lăkōnĭkôs			Λᾰκωνῐκώτερος Lăkōnĭkṓteros			Λᾰκωνῐκώτᾰτος Lăkōnĭkṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Λᾰκωνῐκή (Lăkōnĭkḗ)

Descendants

English: laconic
Greek: λακωνικός (lakonikós, “laconic, laconian”)

References

“Λακωνικός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“Λακωνικός”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- laconian idem, page 473.

Greek

Etymology

Adjective λακωνικός (lakonikós) from Ancient Greek Λακωνικός.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lakoniˈkos/
Hyphenation: Λα‧κω‧νι‧κός

Proper noun

Λακωνικός • (Lakonikós) m

Laconian, as in “Λακωνικός κόλπος” (Lakonikós Kólpos, “Laconian Gulf”)

Declension

Declension of **Λακωνικός**
	singular	plural
nominative	Λακωνικός (Lakonikós)	Λακωνικοί (Lakonikoí)
genitive	Λακωνικού (Lakonikoú)	Λακωνικών (Lakonikón)
accusative	Λακωνικό (Lakonikó)	Λακωνικούς (Lakonikoús)
vocative	Λακωνικέ (Lakoniké)	Λακωνικοί (Lakonikoí)

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

References

Greek

Etymology

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Declension

Further reading