Λακωνικός

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

From Λᾰ́κων (Lákōn, “Laconian”) +‎ -ῐκός (-ikós).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

Λᾰκωνῐκός • (Lakōnikós) m (feminine Λᾰκωνῐκή, neuter Λᾰκωνῐκόν); first/second declension

  1. Of or pertaining to Laconia
  2. laconic (brief) in speech
  3. Substantivized forms:
    1. (feminine plural) αἱ Λᾰκωνῐκαί (ἐμβάδες (“Laconian shoes -for men-”).
    2. (neuter singular) τὸ Λᾰκωνῐκόν (“the state of Lacedaemon”)

Inflection

First and second declension of Λᾰκωνῐκός; Λᾰκωνῐκή; Λᾰκωνῐκόν (Attic)
Number Singular Dual Plural
Case/Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative Λᾰκωνῐκός
Lakōnikós 		Λᾰκωνῐκή
Lakōnikḗ 		Λᾰκωνῐκόν
Lakōnikón 		Λᾰκωνῐκώ
Lakōnikṓ 		Λᾰκωνῐκᾱ́
Lakōnikā́ 		Λᾰκωνῐκώ
Lakōnikṓ 		Λᾰκωνῐκοί
Lakōnikoí 		Λᾰκωνῐκαί
Lakōnikaí 		Λᾰκωνῐκᾰ́
Lakōniká
Genitive Λᾰκωνῐκοῦ
Lakōnikoû 		Λᾰκωνῐκῆς
Lakōnikês 		Λᾰκωνῐκοῦ
Lakōnikoû 		Λᾰκωνῐκοῖν
Lakōnikoîn 		Λᾰκωνῐκαῖν
Lakōnikaîn 		Λᾰκωνῐκοῖν
Lakōnikoîn 		Λᾰκωνῐκῶν
Lakōnikôn 		Λᾰκωνῐκῶν
Lakōnikôn 		Λᾰκωνῐκῶν
Lakōnikôn
Dative Λᾰκωνῐκῷ
Lakōnikôi 		Λᾰκωνῐκῇ
Lakōnikêi 		Λᾰκωνῐκῷ
Lakōnikôi 		Λᾰκωνῐκοῖν
Lakōnikoîn 		Λᾰκωνῐκαῖν
Lakōnikaîn 		Λᾰκωνῐκοῖν
Lakōnikoîn 		Λᾰκωνῐκοῖς
Lakōnikoîs 		Λᾰκωνῐκαῖς
Lakōnikaîs 		Λᾰκωνῐκοῖς
Lakōnikoîs
Accusative Λᾰκωνῐκόν
Lakōnikón 		Λᾰκωνῐκήν
Lakōnikḗn 		Λᾰκωνῐκόν
Lakōnikón 		Λᾰκωνῐκώ
Lakōnikṓ 		Λᾰκωνῐκᾱ́
Lakōnikā́ 		Λᾰκωνῐκώ
Lakōnikṓ 		Λᾰκωνῐκούς
Lakōnikoús 		Λᾰκωνῐκᾱ́ς
Lakōnikā́s 		Λᾰκωνῐκᾰ́
Lakōniká
Vocative Λᾰκωνῐκέ
Lakōniké 		Λᾰκωνῐκή
Lakōnikḗ 		Λᾰκωνῐκόν
Lakōnikón 		Λᾰκωνῐκώ
Lakōnikṓ 		Λᾰκωνῐκᾱ́
Lakōnikā́ 		Λᾰκωνῐκώ
Lakōnikṓ 		Λᾰκωνῐκοί
Lakōnikoí 		Λᾰκωνῐκαί
Lakōnikaí 		Λᾰκωνῐκᾰ́
Lakōniká
Derived forms Adverb Comparative Superlative
Λᾰκωνῐκῶς
Lakōnikôs 		Λᾰκωνῐκώτερος
Lakōnikṓteros 		Λᾰκωνῐκώτᾰτος
Lakōnikṓtatos
Notes:

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: laconic
  • Greek: λακωνικός (lakonikós, “laconic, laconian”)

References

  • “Λακωνικός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “Λακωνικός”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.

Greek

Etymology

Adjective λακωνικός (lakonikós) from Ancient Greek Λακωνικός.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lakoniˈkos/
  • Hyphenation: Λα‧κω‧νι‧κός

Proper noun

Λακωνικός • (Lakonikós) m

  1. Laconian, as in “Λακωνικός κόλπος” (Lakonikós Kólpos, “Laconian Gulf”)

Declension

Declension of Λακωνικός
singular plural
nominative Λακωνικός (Lakonikós) Λακωνικοί (Lakonikoí)
genitive Λακωνικού (Lakonikoú) Λακωνικών (Lakonikón)
accusative Λακωνικό (Lakonikó) Λακωνικούς (Lakonikoús)
vocative Λακωνικέ (Lakoniké) Λακωνικοί (Lakonikoí)

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