Laconia
See also: Lacónia and Lacônia
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Λακωνία (Lakōnía) from the Ancient Greek Λᾰ́κων (Lákōn, “Laconian”), probably a Doric or local variant of Ancient Greek λᾰ́κκος (lákkos, “pond, cistern, pit”), a metaphor for the fertile plain surrounded by rugged mountains. Cognate with Old Irish loch, Latin lacus, all from Proto-Indo-European *lókus (“pond”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ləˈkəʊ.ni.ə/
Proper noun
Laconia
- A region in the southern Peloponnese, Greece, which has had Sparta as its capital for over 3,000 years.
- A city, the county seat of Belknap County, New Hampshire; named for the Laconia Car Company, a railroad car manufacturer.
- A town in Indiana.
- An unincorporatedcommunity in Tennessee.
Related terms
- laconic
Translations
region in the southern Peloponnese
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Latin
Alternative forms
- Lăcōnĭca
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λακωνία (Lakōnía). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) From the Ancient Greek expression "Λακωνική (Lakōnikḗ), sc. γῆ f (gê)" (the land of the Lacons), from Λάκων (Lákōn, “Laconian”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /laˈkoː.ni.a/, [ɫ̪äˈkoːniä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /laˈko.ni.a/, [läˈkɔːniä]
Proper noun
Lacōnia f sg (genitive Lacōniae); first declension
- Laconia
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Lacōnia |
| Genitive | Lacōniae |
| Dative | Lacōniae |
| Accusative | Lacōniam |
| Ablative | Lacōniā |
| Vocative | Lacōnia |
Related terms
- Lacō
- Lacōnicus
- Lacōnis
References
- “Laco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Laconia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “Laconia”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
Portuguese
Proper noun
Laconia f
- Obsolete spelling of Lacónia