Leonidas
English
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Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek Λεωνίδᾱς (Leōnídās, “son of Leon / lion”).
Proper noun
[edit]Leonidas
- (chiefly history) A male given name from Ancient Greek.
- King Leonidas I of Sparta; he was killed at the Battle of Thermopylae, 480BC.
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λεωνίδᾱς (Leōnídās, “son of Leon / a lion”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /leˈoː.ni.daːs/, [ɫ̪eˈoːnɪd̪äːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /leˈo.ni.das/, [leˈɔːnid̪äs]
Proper noun
[edit]Leōnidās m sg (genitive Leōnidae); first declension
- A king of Sparta, who fell at Thermopylae.
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ās), singular only.
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