Λεωνίδας

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Λεωνίδης (Leōnídēs) — Attic, Ionic

Etymology

λέων (léōn, “lion”) +‎ -ῐ́δᾱς (-ĭ́dās, “patronymic suffix”): “son of a lion”.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /le.ɔː.ní.daːs/ → /le.oˈni.ðas/ → /le.oˈni.ðas/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /le.ɔː.ní.daːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /le.oˈni.das/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /le.oˈni.ðas/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /le.oˈni.ðas/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /le.oˈni.ðas/

Proper noun

Λεωνῐ́δᾱς • (Leōnĭ́dās) m (genitive Λεωνῐ́δᾱ); first declension (Doric)

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Leonidas
   • 425 BCE, Aristophanes, Lysistrata 1254

Inflection

First declension of ὁ Λεωνῐ́δᾱς; τοῦ Λεωνῐ́δᾱ (Doric)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Λεωνῐ́δᾱς ho Leōnĭ́dās
Genitive	τοῦ Λεωνῐ́δᾱ toû Leōnĭ́dā
Dative	τῷ Λεωνῐ́δᾳ tôi Leōnĭ́dāi
Accusative	τὸν Λεωνῐ́δᾱν tòn Leōnĭ́dān
Vocative	Λεωνῐ́δᾱ Leōnĭ́dā
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Descendants

• Greek: Λεωνίδας (Leonídas)
• Coptic: ⲗⲉⲱⲛⲓⲇⲁⲥ (leōnidas)
• Latin: Leōnidās
• Russian: Леони́д (Leoníd)
• Belarusian: Леані́д (Ljeaníd)

References

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