Laches

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English

Etymology

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Proper noun

Laches

  1. A surname.

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λάχης (Lákhēs).

Pronunciation

Noun

Lachēs m sg (genitive Lachētis); third declension

  1. 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.