Lycurgus
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λυκοῦργος (Lukoûrgos).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /lyˈkuːr.ɡus/, [lʏˈkuːr.ɡʊs]
Proper noun
Lycūrgus m (genitive Lycūrgī); second declension
- The name of several kings of Ancient Greece
- A famous lawgiver of Sparta
- An orator from Athens
Declension
Second declension.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Lycurgus |
Genitive | Lycurgī |
Dative | Lycurgō |
Accusative | Lycurgum |
Ablative | Lycurgō |
Vocative | Lycurge |
Descendants
- → Catalan: Licurg
- → Czech: Lykúrgos
- → Dutch: Lycurgus
- → French: Lycurgue
- → German: Lykurg
- → Italian: Licurgo
- → Japanese: リュクルゴス
- → Spanish: Licurgo
- → Portuguese: Licurgo
- → Russian: Ликург (Likurg)
- → Ukrainian: Лікург (Likurh)
References
- Lycurgus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Lycurgus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette