Laius
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See also: laïus
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin Lāius, from Ancient Greek Λᾱ́ῐ̈ος (Lā́ïos).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Laius
Translations
father of Oedipus and husband of Jocasta
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Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λάϊος (Láïos).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈlaː.i̯us/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈla.jus/,
Proper noun
Lāius m sg (genitive Lāiī or Lāī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
- “Laius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Laius”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
- Laius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.