Λακωνικός

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

From Λᾰ́κων (Lákōn, Laconian) +‎ -ῐκός (-ikós).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

Λᾰκωνῐκός (Lakōnikósm (feminine Λᾰκωνῐκή, neuter Λᾰκωνῐκόν); first/second declension

  1. Of or pertaining to Laconia
  2. laconic (brief) in speech
  3. Substantivized forms:
    1. (feminine plural) αἱ Λᾰκωνῐκαί (ἐμβάδες (“Laconian shoes -for men-”).
    2. (neuter singular) τὸ Λᾰκωνῐκόν (the state of Lacedaemon)

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: laconic
  • Greek: λακωνικός (lakonikós, laconic, laconian)

References

  • Λακωνικός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Λακωνικός”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.

Greek

Etymology

Adjective λακωνικός (lakonikós) from Ancient Greek Λακωνικός.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lakoniˈkos/
  • Hyphenation: Λα‧κω‧νι‧κός

Proper noun

Λακωνικός (Lakonikósm

  1. Laconian, as in “Λακωνικός κόλπος” (Lakonikós Kólpos, “Laconian Gulf”)

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