Λέχαιον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /lé.kʰai̯.on/ → /ˈle.çɛ.on/ → /ˈle.çe.on/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /lé.kʰai̯.on/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈle.kʰɛ.on/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈle.çɛ.on/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈle.çe.on/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈle.çe.on/

Proper noun

Λέχαιον • (Lékhaion) n (genitive Λεχαίου); second declension

1. Lechaeum; Lechaio, Corinthia, Greece

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ Λέχαιον; τοῦ Λεχαίου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	τὸ Λέχαιον tò Lékhaion
Genitive	τοῦ Λεχαίου toû Lekhaíou
Dative	τῷ Λεχαίῳ tôi Lekhaíōi
Accusative	τὸ Λέχαιον tò Lékhaion
Vocative	Λέχαιον Lékhaion
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Λέχαιο (Léchaio)
• Latin: Lechaeum

References

• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,015