Λάκαινα
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 (masc. Λᾰ́κων (Lákōn)
- a female Laconian
- (adjectival use) of or relating to Laconian women
Inflection
First declension of ἡ Λᾰ́καινᾰ; τῆς Λᾰκαίνης (Attic)
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
Inflection
First declension of ἡ Λᾰ́καινᾰ; τῆς Λᾰκαίνης (Attic)
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
- IPA(key): /ˈlacena/
- Hyphenation: Λά‧και‧να
Noun
Λάκαινα • (Lákaina) f (plural Λάκαινες, masculine Λάκωνας)
- Laconian female citizen or inhabitant of Laconia
Declension
declension of Λάκαινα
case \\ number | singular | plural |
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nominative | Λάκαινα • | Λάκαινες • |
genitive | Λάκαινας • | Λάκαινων • |
accusative | Λάκαινα • | Λάκαινες • |
vocative | Λάκαινα • | Λάκαινες • |
Related terms
- see: Λακωνία f (Lakonía, “Laconia”)