Λάκων

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Mediterranean Pre-Greek.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /lá.kɔːn/ → /ˈla.kon/ → /ˈla.kon/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /lá.kɔːn/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈla.kon/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈla.kon/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈla.kon/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈla.kon/

Noun

Λᾰ́κων • (Lákōn) m (genitive Λᾰ́κωνος); third declension (fem. Λᾰ́καινα (Lákaina)

1. Laconian, inhabitant of Lacedaemon, a Lacedaemonian

   Synonym: Λᾰκεδαιμόνῐος (Lakedaimónios)

2. (adjectival use) of or relating to Laconians
3. a throw of a dice

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Λᾰ́κων; τοῦ Λᾰ́κωνος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ Λᾰ́κων ho Lákōn	τὼ Λᾰ́κωνε tṑ Lákōne	οἱ Λᾰ́κωνες hoi Lákōnes
Genitive	τοῦ Λᾰ́κωνος toû Lákōnos	τοῖν Λᾰκώνοιν toîn Lakṓnoin	τῶν Λᾰκώνων tôn Lakṓnōn
Dative	τῷ Λᾰ́κωνῐ tôi Lákōni	τοῖν Λᾰκώνοιν toîn Lakṓnoin	τοῖς Λᾰ́κωσῐ / Λᾰ́κωσῐν toîs Lákōsi(n)
Accusative	τὸν Λᾰ́κωνᾰ tòn Lákōna	τὼ Λᾰ́κωνε tṑ Lákōne	τοὺς Λᾰ́κωνᾰς toùs Lákōnas
Vocative	Λᾰ́κων Lákōn	Λᾰ́κωνε Lákōne	Λᾰ́κωνες Lákōnes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• Λᾰ́καινᾰ f (Lákaina)
• λᾰκωνῐ́ζω (lakōnízō)
• Λᾰκωνῐκή f (Lakōnikḗ)
• Λᾰκωνῐκός (Lakōnikós)
• Λᾰκώνῐον (Lakṓnion)
• Λᾰκωνῐ́ς f (Lakōnís)
• Λᾰκωνῐσμός m (Lakōnismós)
• Λᾰκωνῐστής (Lakōnistḗs)
• λᾰκωνομᾰνέω (lakōnomanéō)
• Λᾰκωνόσημος (Lakōnósēmos)

 

Related terms

• Λᾰκεδαίμων f (Lakedaímōn)
• Λᾰκεδαιμόνῐος (Lakedaimónios)

Descendants

• Greek: Λάκωνας (Lákonas), (Katharevousa): Λάκων (Lákon)

Further reading

• “Λάκων”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Λάκων”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “Λάκων”, 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
• Hesychius of Alexandria (fl. 5th century). Γλῶσσαι. [Words] (in Ancient Greek). See /Λ at el.wikisource.

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Λάκων (Lákōn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlakon/
• Hyphenation: Λά‧κων

Noun

Λάκων • (Lákon) m (plural Λάκωνες, feminine Λάκαινα)

1. (Katharevousa, ethnonym)
2. Alternative form of Λάκωνας (Lákonas)
   1. (adjectival use) of or relating to Laconia
      1. (figuratively) of a laconic, brief speech
   2. (zoology) taxonomic genus Lacon styled Λάκων, within the family Elateridae (order: Coleoptera)

Declension

Declension of Λάκων

	singular	plural
nominative	Λάκων (Lákon)	Λάκωνες (Lákones)
genitive	Λάκωνος (Lákonos)	Λακώνων (Lakónon)
accusative	Λάκωνα (Lákona)	Λάκωνας (Lákonas)
vocative	Λάκων (Lákon)	Λάκωνες (Lákones)

Synonyms

• Λακεδαιμόνιος (Lakedaimónios)