Λάκαινα

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

Related to Λᾰ́κων (Lákōn, Laconian).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

Λᾰ́καινᾰ (Lákainaf (genitive Λᾰκαίνης); first declension (masc. Λᾰ́κων (Lákōn)

  1. a female Laconian
  2. (adjectival use) of or relating to Laconian women

Inflection

Proper noun

Λᾰ́καινᾰ (Lákainaf (genitive Λᾰκαίνης); first declension (masc. Λᾰ́κων (Lákōn)

  1. Laconia

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: Λάκαινα (Lákaina)

References

  • Λάκαινα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Λάκαινα”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Λάκαινα”, 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

Greek

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlacena/
  • Hyphenation: Λά‧και‧να

Noun

Λάκαινα (Lákainaf (plural Λάκαινες, masculine Λάκωνας)

  1. Laconian female citizen or inhabitant of Laconia

Declension

see: Λακωνία f (Lakonía, Laconia)