Λακωνικός

See also: λακωνικός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Λᾰ́κων (Lắkōn, “Laconian”) +‎ -ῐκός (-ĭkós).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /la.kɔː.ni.kós/ → /la.ko.niˈkos/ → /la.ko.niˈkos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /la.kɔː.ni.kós/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /la.ko.niˈkos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /la.ko.niˈkos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /la.ko.niˈkos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /la.ko.niˈkos/

Adjective

Λᾰκωνῐκός • (Lăkōnĭkós) m (feminine Λᾰκωνῐκή, neuter Λᾰκωνῐκόν); first/second declension

1. Of or pertaining to Laconia
2. laconic (brief) in speech
3. Substantivized forms:
   1. (feminine plural) αἱ Λᾰκωνῐκαί (ἐμβάδες (“Laconian shoes -for men-”).
   2. (neuter singular) τὸ Λᾰκωνῐκόν (“the state of Lacedaemon”)

Inflection

First and second declension of Λᾰκωνῐκός; Λᾰκωνῐκή; Λᾰκωνῐκόν (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		Λᾰκωνῐκός Lăkōnĭkós	Λᾰκωνῐκή Lăkōnĭkḗ	Λᾰκωνῐκόν Lăkōnĭkón		Λᾰκωνῐκώ Lăkōnĭkṓ	Λᾰκωνῐκᾱ́ Lăkōnĭkā́	Λᾰκωνῐκώ Lăkōnĭkṓ		Λᾰκωνῐκοί Lăkōnĭkoí	Λᾰκωνῐκαί Lăkōnĭkaí	Λᾰκωνῐκᾰ́ Lăkōnĭkắ
Genitive		Λᾰκωνῐκοῦ Lăkōnĭkoû	Λᾰκωνῐκῆς Lăkōnĭkês	Λᾰκωνῐκοῦ Lăkōnĭkoû		Λᾰκωνῐκοῖν Lăkōnĭkoîn	Λᾰκωνῐκαῖν Lăkōnĭkaîn	Λᾰκωνῐκοῖν Lăkōnĭkoîn		Λᾰκωνῐκῶν Lăkōnĭkôn	Λᾰκωνῐκῶν Lăkōnĭkôn	Λᾰκωνῐκῶν Lăkōnĭkôn
Dative		Λᾰκωνῐκῷ Lăkōnĭkôi	Λᾰκωνῐκῇ Lăkōnĭkêi	Λᾰκωνῐκῷ Lăkōnĭkôi		Λᾰκωνῐκοῖν Lăkōnĭkoîn	Λᾰκωνῐκαῖν Lăkōnĭkaîn	Λᾰκωνῐκοῖν Lăkōnĭkoîn		Λᾰκωνῐκοῖς Lăkōnĭkoîs	Λᾰκωνῐκαῖς Lăkōnĭkaîs	Λᾰκωνῐκοῖς Lăkōnĭkoîs
Accusative		Λᾰκωνῐκόν Lăkōnĭkón	Λᾰκωνῐκήν Lăkōnĭkḗn	Λᾰκωνῐκόν Lăkōnĭkón		Λᾰκωνῐκώ Lăkōnĭkṓ	Λᾰκωνῐκᾱ́ Lăkōnĭkā́	Λᾰκωνῐκώ Lăkōnĭkṓ		Λᾰκωνῐκούς Lăkōnĭkoús	Λᾰκωνῐκᾱ́ς Lăkōnĭkā́s	Λᾰκωνῐκᾰ́ Lăkōnĭkắ
Vocative		Λᾰκωνῐκέ Lăkōnĭké	Λᾰκωνῐκή Lăkōnĭkḗ	Λᾰκωνῐκόν Lăkōnĭkón		Λᾰκωνῐκώ Lăkōnĭkṓ	Λᾰκωνῐκᾱ́ Lăkōnĭkā́	Λᾰκωνῐκώ Lăkōnĭkṓ		Λᾰκωνῐκοί Lăkōnĭkoí	Λᾰκωνῐκαί Lăkōnĭkaí	Λᾰκωνῐκᾰ́ Lăkōnĭkắ
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		Λᾰκωνῐκῶς Lăkōnĭkôs				Λᾰκωνῐκώτερος Lăkōnĭkṓteros				Λᾰκωνῐκώτᾰτος Lăkōnĭkṓtătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• Λᾰκωνῐκή (Lăkōnĭkḗ)

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^[1], 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

1. Laconian, as in “Λακωνικός κόλπος” (Lakonikós Kólpos, “Laconian Gulf”)

Declension

Declension of Λακωνικός

	singular	plural
nominative	Λακωνικός (Lakonikós)	Λακωνικοί (Lakonikoí)
genitive	Λακωνικού (Lakonikoú)	Λακωνικών (Lakonikón)
accusative	Λακωνικό (Lakonikó)	Λακωνικούς (Lakonikoús)
vocative	Λακωνικέ (Lakoniké)	Λακωνικοί (Lakonikoí)

Further reading

• Λακωνικός κόλπος on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el