Λακωνικός

See also: λακωνικός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
 

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

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

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, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.

Greek

Etymology

Adjective λακωνικός (lakonikós) from Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).

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
case     \     number singular plural
nominative Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) • Λακωνικοί •
genitive Λακωνικού • Λακωνικών •
accusative Λακωνικό • Λακωνικούς •
vocative Λακωνικέ • Λακωνικοί •

Further reading
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