λάκκος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • (pit, reservoir): λάκος (lákos)

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *lə́kwos, from Proto-Indo-European *lókus. Cognates include Latin lacus, Old Irish loch, and Old English lagu (English lay).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

λᾰ́κκος • (lắkkos) m (genitive λᾰ́κκου); second declension

  1. pond in which water-fowl are kept
  2. cistern, tank
    Synonym: φρέαρ (phréar)
  3. pit, reservoir
  4. kind of garment

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ λᾰ́κκος; τοῦ λᾰ́κκου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ λᾰ́κκος
ho lắkkos 		τὼ λᾰ́κκω
tṑ lắkkō 		οἱ λᾰ́κκοι
hoi lắkkoi
Genitive τοῦ λᾰ́κκου
toû lắkkou 		τοῖν λᾰ́κκοιν
toîn lắkkoin 		τῶν λᾰ́κκων
tôn lắkkōn
Dative τῷ λᾰ́κκῳ
tōî lắkkōi 		τοῖν λᾰ́κκοιν
toîn lắkkoin 		τοῖς λᾰ́κκοις
toîs lắkkois
Accusative τὸν λᾰ́κκον
tòn lắkkon 		τὼ λᾰ́κκω
tṑ lắkkō 		τοὺς λᾰ́κκους
toùs lắkkous
Vocative λᾰ́κκε
lắkke 		λᾰ́κκω
lắkkō 		λᾰ́κκοι
lắkkoi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • λακκαῖος (lakkaîos)
  • λακκάριος (lakkários)
  • λακκίζω (lakkízō)
  • Λακκίον (Lakkíon)
  • λακκόπεδον (lakkópedon)
  • λακκόπλουτος (lakkóploutos)
  • λακκοποιός (lakkopoiós)
  • λακκόω (lakkóō)
  • λακκώδης (lakkṓdēs)
  • προλάκκιον (prolákkion)

References

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