Lechaeum

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λέχαιον (Lékhaion).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Lechaeum n sg (genitive Lechaeī); second declension

  1. a port-town near Corinthus, connected with the city by the Long Walls

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.

singular
nominative Lechaeum
genitive Lechaeī
dative Lechaeō
accusative Lechaeum
ablative Lechaeō
vocative Lechaeum
locative Lechaeī

References

  • Lechaeum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Lechaeum”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly