Λακωνικός
See also: λακωνικός
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Λᾰ́κων (Lákōn, “Laconian”) + -ῐκός (-ikós).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /la.kɔː.ni.kós/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /la.ko.niˈkos/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /la.ko.niˈkos/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /la.ko.niˈkos/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /la.ko.niˈkos/
Adjective
Λᾰκωνῐκός • (Lakōnikós) m (feminine Λᾰκωνῐκή, neuter Λᾰκωνῐκόν); first/second declension
- Of or pertaining to Laconia
- laconic (brief) in speech
- Substantivized forms:
- (feminine plural) αἱ Λᾰκωνῐκαί (ἐμβάδες (“Laconian shoes -for men-”).
- (neuter singular) τὸ Λᾰκωνῐκόν (“the state of Lacedaemon”)
Inflection
First and second declension of Λᾰκωνῐκός; Λᾰκωνῐκή; Λᾰκωνῐκόν (Attic)
Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||
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Derived terms
- Λᾰκωνῐκή (Lakōnikḗ)
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.
- laconian idem, page 473.
Greek
Etymology
Adjective λακωνικός (lakonikós) from Ancient Greek Λακωνικός.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lakoniˈkos/
- Hyphenation: Λα‧κω‧νι‧κός
Proper noun
Λακωνικός • (Lakonikós) m
- Laconian, as in “Λακωνικός κόλπος” (Lakonikós Kólpos, “Laconian Gulf”)
Declension
declension of Λακωνικός
case \\ number | singular | plural |
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nominative | Λακωνικός • | Λακωνικοί • |
genitive | Λακωνικού • | Λακωνικών • |
accusative | Λακωνικό • | Λακωνικούς • |
vocative | Λακωνικέ • | Λακωνικοί • |
Further reading
Λακωνικός κόλπος on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el