Leonidas

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English

Leonidas at Thermopylae (1814) by Jacques-Louis David.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Λεωνίδᾱς (Leōnídās, “son of Leon / lion”).

Proper noun

Leonidas

  1. (chiefly history) A male given name from Ancient Greek.
  2. King Leonidas I of Sparta; he was killed at the Battle of Thermopylae, 480BC.

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Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λεωνίδᾱς (Leōnídās, “son of Leon / a lion”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Leōnidās m sg (genitive Leōnidae); first declension

  1. A king of Sparta, who fell at Thermopylae.

Declension

First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ās), singular only.

singular
nominative Leōnidās
genitive Leōnidae
dative Leōnidae
accusative Leōnidān
Leōnidam
ablative Leōnidā
vocative Leōnidā
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