λεχώ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From λέχομαι (lékhomai, “I lay”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

λεχώ • (lekhṓ) f (genitive λεχόος or λεχοῦς); third declension

  1. a woman in childbed, or one who has just given birth

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ λεχώ; τῆς λεχόος (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ἡ λεχώ
hē lekhṓ
Genitive τῆς λεχόος / λεχοῦς
tês lekhóos / lekhoûs
Dative τῇ λεχοῖ
tēî lekhoî
Accusative τὴν λεχώ
tḕn lekhṓ
Vocative λεχοῖ
lekhoî
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • Greek: λεχώνα (lechóna)

References

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