Λευκετία

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Latin Lūtetia, modified by folk etymology to appear to be a derivative of λευκός (leukós, white).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Λευκετῐ́ᾱ • (Leuketíā) f (genitive Λευκετῐ́ᾱς); first declension

  1. Lutetia (ancient Roman city and island in modern France; modern Paris)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: Λευκετία (Lefketía)

References

  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,020
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