Λῃστάδαι

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Related to λῃστής (lēistḗs, “pirate”), because this city was a hideout of pirates.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /lɛːi̯s.tá.dai̯/ → /lisˈta.ðɛ/ → /lisˈta.ðe/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /lɛːi̯s.tá.dai̯/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /le̝sˈta.dɛ/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /lisˈta.ðɛ/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /lisˈta.ðe/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /lisˈta.ðe/

Proper noun

Λῃστᾰ́δαι • (Lēistádai) f pl (genitive Λῃστᾰδῶν); first declension

1. Lestadae, Naxos, Greece

Inflection

First declension of αἱ Λῃστᾰ́δαι; τῶν Λῃστᾰδῶν (Attic)

Case / #	Plural
Nominative	αἱ Λῃστᾰ́δαι hai Lēistádai
Genitive	τῶν Λῃστᾰδῶν tôn Lēistadôn
Dative	ταῖς Λῃστᾰ́δαις taîs Lēistádais
Accusative	τᾱ̀ς Λῃστᾰ́δᾱς tā̀s Lēistádās
Vocative	Λῃστᾰ́δαι Lēistádai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → Latin: Lēstadae

Further reading

• Λῃστάδαι in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette