Λακωνική
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See also: λακωνική
Ancient Greek
Etymology
Elliptic form of Λᾰκωνῐκή γῆ (Lakōnikḗ gê, literally “Laconian land”) or χώρᾱ (khṓrā, “land, country”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /la.kɔː.ni.kɛ̌ː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /la.ko.niˈke̝/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /la.ko.niˈci/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /la.ko.niˈci/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /la.ko.niˈci/
Adjective
Λᾰκωνῐκή • (Lakōnikḗ)
- nominative/vocative singular feminine of Λᾰκωνῐκός (Lakōnikós)
Proper noun
Λᾰκωνῐκή • (Lakōnikḗ) f (genitive Λᾰκωνῐκῆς); first declension
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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| Nominative | ἡ Λᾰκωνῐκή hē Lakōnikḗ | ||||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς Λᾰκωνῐκῆς tês Lakōnikês | ||||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ Λᾰκωνῐκῇ têi Lakōnikêi | ||||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν Λᾰκωνῐκήν tḕn Lakōnikḗn | ||||||||||||
| Vocative | Λᾰκωνῐκή Lakōnikḗ | ||||||||||||
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Synonyms
- Λᾰκεδαίμων f (Lakedaímōn, “Lacedaemonian land and/or the city of Sparta”)
- χώρᾱ Λᾰ́καινᾰ f (khṓrā Lákaina, “Laconian land”)
- Σπαρτιᾶτις χθών f (Spartiâtis khthṓn, “land of Sparta”)
Related terms
- Λᾰ́κων (Lákōn)
Descendants
- Greek: λακωνική (lakonikí)
References
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,014