Λακωνικός

See also: λακωνικός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Λᾰ́κων (Lákōn, “Laconian”) +‎ -ῐκός (-ikós).

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 • (Lakōnikós) 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 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
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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^[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