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Ancient Greek
Etymology
Mediterranean Pre-Greek.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lá.kɔːn/ → /ˈla.kon/ → /ˈla.kon/
Noun
Λᾰ́κων • (Lákōn) m (genitive Λᾰ́κωνος); third declension (fem. Λᾰ́καινα (Lákaina)
- Laconian, inhabitant of Lacedaemon, a Lacedaemonian
- Synonym: Λᾰκεδαιμόνῐος (Lakedaimónios)
- (adjectival use) of or relating to Laconians
- a throw of a dice
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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. (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)
- (Katharevousa, ethnonym)
- Alternative form of Λάκωνας (Lákonas)
- (adjectival use) of or relating to Laconia
- (figuratively) of a laconic, brief speech
- (zoology) taxonomic genus Lacon styled Λάκων, within the family Elateridae (order: Coleoptera)
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