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English
Etymology
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Proper noun
Laches
- A surname.
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λάχης (Lákhēs).
Pronunciation
Noun
Lachēs m sg (genitive Lachētis); third declension
- An Athenian statesman and general
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
References
- “Laches”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Laches in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.