Λάκαινα
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Ancient Greek
Etymology
Related to Λᾰ́κων (Lákōn, “Laconian”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /lá.kai̯.na/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈla.kɛ.na/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈla.cɛ.na/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈla.ce.na/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈla.ce.na/
Noun
Λᾰ́καινᾰ • (Lákaina) f (genitive Λᾰκαίνης); first declension
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | ἡ Λᾰ́καινᾰ hē Lákaina |
τὼ Λᾰκαίνᾱ tṑ Lakaínā |
αἱ Λᾰ́καιναι hai Lákainai | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς Λᾰκαίνης tês Lakaínēs |
τοῖν Λᾰκαίναιν toîn Lakaínain |
τῶν Λᾰκαινῶν tôn Lakainôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ Λᾰκαίνῃ têi Lakaínēi |
τοῖν Λᾰκαίναιν toîn Lakaínain |
ταῖς Λᾰκαίναις taîs Lakaínais | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν Λᾰ́καινᾰν tḕn Lákainan |
τὼ Λᾰκαίνᾱ tṑ Lakaínā |
τᾱ̀ς Λᾰκαίνᾱς tā̀s Lakaínās | ||||||||||
| Vocative | Λᾰ́καινᾰ Lákaina |
Λᾰκαίνᾱ Lakaínā |
Λᾰ́καιναι Lákainai | ||||||||||
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Proper noun
Λᾰ́καινᾰ • (Lákaina) f (genitive Λᾰκαίνης); first declension (masc. Λᾰ́κων (Lákōn)
- Laconia (a region in the southern Peloponnese, Greece)
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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| Nominative | ἡ Λᾰ́καινᾰ hē Lákaina | ||||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς Λᾰκαίνης tês Lakaínēs | ||||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ Λᾰκαίνῃ têi Lakaínēi | ||||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν Λᾰ́καινᾰν tḕn Lákainan | ||||||||||||
| Vocative | Λᾰ́καινᾰ Lákaina | ||||||||||||
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Descendants
- Greek: Λάκαινα (Lákaina)
References
- “Λάκαινα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Λάκαινα”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “Λάκαινα”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,014
Greek
Pronunciation
Noun
Λάκαινα • (Lákaina) f (plural Λάκαινες, masculine Λάκωνας)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Λάκαινα (Lákaina) | Λάκαινες (Lákaines) |
| genitive | Λάκαινας (Lákainas) | Λάκαινων (Lákainon) |
| accusative | Λάκαινα (Lákaina) | Λάκαινες (Lákaines) |
| vocative | Λάκαινα (Lákaina) | Λάκαινες (Lákaines) |
Related terms
- see: Λακωνία f (Lakonía, “Laconia”)