Λεωνίδας
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Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
Etymology
λέων (léōn, “lion”) + -ῐ́δᾱς (-ídās, “patronymic suffix”): “son of a lion”.
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /le.ɔː.ní.daːs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /le.oˈni.das/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /le.oˈni.ðas/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /le.oˈni.ðas/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /le.oˈni.ðas/
Proper noun
Λεωνῐ́δᾱς • (Leōnídās) m (genitive Λεωνῐ́δᾱ); first declension (Doric)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Leonidas
Inflection
Descendants
- Greek: Λεωνίδας (Leonídas)
- Coptic: ⲗⲉⲱⲛⲓⲇⲁⲥ (leōnidas)
- Latin: Leōnidās
- Russian: Леони́д (Leoníd)
- Belarusian: Леані́д (Ljeaníd)
References
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,015