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λακωνομανέω

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From Λάκων (Lákōn) +‎ μᾰνῐ́ᾱ (mănĭ́ā) +‎ -έω (-éō).

Pronunciation

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Mark the vowel length of the ambiguous vowels α and α by adding a macron after each one if it is long, or a breve if it is short. By default, Module:grc-pronunciation assumes it is short if unmarked.
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Verb

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λακωνομανέω (lakōnomanéō)

  1. to have Laconomania, be a Laconophile; to be obsessively interested in the Spartan lifestyle; to have an obsession with the Spartans
    • 446 BCE – 386 BCE, Aristophanes, Birds 1281:
      πρὶν μὲν γὰρ οἰκίσαι σε τήνδε τὴν πόλιν, ἐλακωνομάνουν ἅπαντες ἄνθρωποι τότε, ἐκόμων, ἐπείνων, ἐρρύπων, ἐσωκράτων, ἐσκυταλιοφόρουν· νῦν δ᾿ ὑποστρέψαντες αὖ ὀρνιθομανοῦσι, πάντα δ᾿ ὑπὸ τῆς ἡδονῆς ποιοῦσιν ἅπερ ὄρνιθες ἐκμιμούμενοι
      prìn mèn gàr oikísai se tḗnde tḕn pólin, elakōnománoun hápantes ánthrōpoi tóte, ekómōn, epeínōn, errhúpōn, esōkrátōn, eskutaliophóroun; nûn d’ hupostrépsantes aû ornithomanoûsi, pánta d’ hupò tês hēdonês poioûsin háper órnithes ekmimoúmenoi

Conjugation

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