Lacedaemon
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English
Etymology
From Latin Lacedaemōn, from Ancient Greek Λακεδαίμων (Lakedaímōn).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Lacedaemon
- another name of Sparta
Translations
another name of Sparta
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Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Λακεδαίμων (Lakedaímōn).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /la.keˈdae̯.moːn/, or IPA(key): /la.keˈdae̯.mon/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /la.t͡ʃeˈde.mon/,
Proper noun
Lacedaemō̆n f sg (genitive Lacedaemonis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Lacedaemō̆n |
| genitive | Lacedaemonis |
| dative | Lacedaemonī |
| accusative | Lacedaemonem Lacedaemona |
| ablative | Lacedaemone |
| vocative | Lacedaemō̆n |
| locative | Lacedaemonī |
Derived terms
References
- “Lacedaemon”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Lacedaemon in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.