Lycurgus

English

Proper noun

Lycurgus

  1. A male given name.

Usage notes

See the Latin entry for more details.

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λυκοῦργος (Lukoûrgos).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Lycūrgus m sg (genitive Lycūrgī); second declension

  1. The name of several kings of Ancient Greece
  2. A famous lawgiver of Sparta
  3. An orator from Athens

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Lycūrgus
genitive Lycūrgī
dative Lycūrgō
accusative Lycūrgum
ablative Lycūrgō
vocative Lycūrge

Descendants

  • Catalan: Licurg
  • Czech: Lykúrgos
  • Dutch: Lycurgus
  • English: Lycurgus
  • French: Lycurgue
  • German: Lykurg
  • Italian: Licurgo
  • Japanese: リュクルゴス
  • Spanish: Licurgo
  • Portuguese: Licurgo
  • Romanian: Licurg
  • Russian: Лику́рг (Likúrg)
  • Ukrainian: Лікург (Likurh)

References

  • Lycurgus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Lycurgus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.