Λάκαινα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Related to Λᾰ́κων (Lákōn, “Laconian”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /lá.kai̯.na/ → /ˈla.cɛ.na/ → /ˈla.ce.na/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /lá.kai̯.na/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈla.kɛ.na/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈla.cɛ.na/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈla.ce.na/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈla.ce.na/

Noun

Λᾰ́καινᾰ • (Lákaina) f (genitive Λᾰκαίνης); first declension

1. a female Laconian
2. (adjectival use) of or relating to Laconian women

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Λᾰ́καινᾰ; τῆς Λᾰκαίνης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
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
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Proper noun

Λᾰ́καινᾰ • (Lákaina) f (genitive Λᾰκαίνης); first declension (masc. Λᾰ́κων (Lákōn)

1. Laconia (a region in the southern Peloponnese, Greece)

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Λᾰ́καινᾰ; τῆς Λᾰκαίνης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Λᾰ́καινᾰ hē Lákaina
Genitive	τῆς Λᾰκαίνης tês Lakaínēs
Dative	τῇ Λᾰκαίνῃ têi Lakaínēi
Accusative	τὴν Λᾰ́καινᾰν tḕn Lákainan
Vocative	Λᾰ́καινᾰ Lákaina
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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^[1], 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)

1. Laconian female citizen or inhabitant of Laconia

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	Λάκαινα (Lákaina)	Λάκαινες (Lákaines)
genitive	Λάκαινας (Lákainas)	Λάκαινων (Lákainon)
accusative	Λάκαινα (Lákaina)	Λάκαινες (Lákaines)
vocative	Λάκαινα (Lákaina)	Λάκαινες (Lákaines)

Related terms

see: Λακωνία f (Lakonía, “Laconia”)