Λάκων

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Mediterranean Pre-Greek.

Pronunciation
 

Noun

Λᾰ́κων • (Lákōn) m (genitive Λᾰ́κωνος); third declension (fem. Λᾰ́καινα (Lákaina)

  1. (proper noun) a Laconian, inhabitant of Lacedaemon, a Lacedaemonian
    Synonym: Λᾰκεδαιμόνῐος (Lakedaimónios)
  2. (adjectival use) of or relating to Laconians
  3. a throw of a dice

Inflection
Third declension of ὁ Λᾰ́κων; τοῦ Λᾰ́κωνος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ Λᾰ́κων
ho Lákōn		 τὼ Λᾰ́κωνε
tṑ Lákōne		 οἱ Λᾰ́κωνες
hoi Lákōnes
Genitive τοῦ Λᾰ́κωνος
toû Lákōnos		 τοῖν Λᾰκώνοιν
toîn Lakṓnoin		 τῶν Λᾰκώνων
tôn Lakṓnōn
Dative τῷ Λᾰ́κωνῐ
tôi Lákōni		 τοῖν Λᾰκώνοιν
toîn Lakṓnoin		 τοῖς Λᾰ́κωσῐ / Λᾰ́κωσῐν
toîs Lákōsi(n)
Accusative τὸν Λᾰ́κωνᾰ
tòn Lákōna		 τὼ Λᾰ́κωνε
tṑ Lákōne		 τοὺς Λᾰ́κωνᾰς
toùs Lákōnas
Vocative Λᾰ́κων
Lákōn		 Λᾰ́κωνε
Lákōne		 Λᾰ́κωνες
Lákōnes
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms
  • Λᾰ́καινᾰ f (Lákaina)
  • λᾰκωνῐ́ζω (lakōnízō)
  • Λᾰκωνῐκή f (Lakōnikḗ) (γῆ (gê)) (“Laconian (land)”)
  • Λᾰκωνῐκός (Lakōnikós)
  • Λᾰκώνῐον (Lakṓnion)
  • Λᾰκωνῐ́ς f (Lakōnís)
  • Λᾰκωνῐσμός m (Lakōnismós)
  • Λᾰκωνῐστής (Lakōnistḗs)
  • λᾰκωνομᾰνέω (lakōnomanéō)
  • Λᾰκωνόσημος (Lakōnósēmos)

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, 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)

  1. (Katharevousa, ethnonym)
  2. Alternative form of Λάκωνας (Lákonas)
    1. (adjectival use) of or relating to Laconia
      1. (figuratively) of a laconic, brief speech
    2. (zoology) taxonomic genus Lacon styled Λάκων, within the family Elateridae (order: Coleoptera)

Declension
declension of Λάκων
case     \     number singular plural
nominative Λάκων • Λάκωνες •
genitive Λάκωνος • Λακώνων •
accusative Λάκωνα • Λάκωνας •
vocative Λάκων • Λάκωνες •

Synonyms
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