Λακωνικός

See also: λακωνικός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /la.kɔː.ni.kós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /la.ko.niˈkos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /la.ko.niˈkos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /la.ko.niˈkos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /la.ko.niˈkos/

Adjective

Λᾰκωνῐκός • (Lakōnikós) m (feminine Λᾰκωνῐκή, neuter Λᾰκωνῐκόν); first/second declension

Of or pertaining to Laconia
laconic (brief) in speech
Substantivized forms:
1. (feminine singular) ἡ Λᾰκωνῐκή (γῆ or χώρᾱ ‎) (“Laconian land”‎).
2. (feminine plural) αἱ Λᾰκωνῐκαί (ἐμβάδες (“Laconian shoes -for men-”‎).
3. (neuter singular) τὸ Λᾰκωνῐκόν (“the state of Lacedaemon”)

Inflection

First and second declension of Λᾰκωνῐκός; Λᾰκωνῐκή; Λᾰκωνῐκόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	Λᾰκωνῐκός Lakōnikós	Λᾰκωνῐκή Lakōnikḗ	Λᾰκωνῐκόν Lakōnikón	Λᾰκωνῐκώ Lakōnikṓ	Λᾰκωνῐκᾱ́ Lakōnikā́	Λᾰκωνῐκώ Lakōnikṓ	Λᾰκωνῐκοί Lakōnikoí	Λᾰκωνῐκαί Lakōnikaí	Λᾰκωνῐκᾰ́ Lakōniká
Genitive	Λᾰκωνῐκοῦ Lakōnikoû	Λᾰκωνῐκῆς Lakōnikês	Λᾰκωνῐκοῦ Lakōnikoû	Λᾰκωνῐκοῖν Lakōnikoîn	Λᾰκωνῐκαῖν Lakōnikaîn	Λᾰκωνῐκοῖν Lakōnikoîn	Λᾰκωνῐκῶν Lakōnikôn	Λᾰκωνῐκῶν Lakōnikôn	Λᾰκωνῐκῶν Lakōnikôn
Dative	Λᾰκωνῐκῷ Lakōnikôi	Λᾰκωνῐκῇ Lakōnikêi	Λᾰκωνῐκῷ Lakōnikôi	Λᾰκωνῐκοῖν Lakōnikoîn	Λᾰκωνῐκαῖν Lakōnikaîn	Λᾰκωνῐκοῖν Lakōnikoîn	Λᾰκωνῐκοῖς Lakōnikoîs	Λᾰκωνῐκαῖς Lakōnikaîs	Λᾰκωνῐκοῖς Lakōnikoîs
Accusative	Λᾰκωνῐκόν Lakōnikón	Λᾰκωνῐκήν Lakōnikḗn	Λᾰκωνῐκόν Lakōnikón	Λᾰκωνῐκώ Lakōnikṓ	Λᾰκωνῐκᾱ́ Lakōnikā́	Λᾰκωνῐκώ Lakōnikṓ	Λᾰκωνῐκούς Lakōnikoús	Λᾰκωνῐκᾱ́ς Lakōnikā́s	Λᾰκωνῐκᾰ́ Lakōniká
Vocative	Λᾰκωνῐκέ Lakōniké	Λᾰκωνῐκή Lakōnikḗ	Λᾰκωνῐκόν Lakōnikón	Λᾰκωνῐκώ Lakōnikṓ	Λᾰκωνῐκᾱ́ Lakōnikā́	Λᾰκωνῐκώ Lakōnikṓ	Λᾰκωνῐκοί Lakōnikoí	Λᾰκωνῐκαί Lakōnikaí	Λᾰκωνῐκᾰ́ Lakōniká
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	Λᾰκωνῐκῶς Lakōnikôs			Λᾰκωνῐκώτερος Lakōnikṓteros			Λᾰκωνῐκώτᾰτος Lakōnikṓtatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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.
- Laconian idem, page 1014.

Greek

Etymology

Adjective λακωνικός (lakonikós) from Ancient Greek Λακωνικός.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lakoniˈkos/
Hyphenation: Λα‧κω‧νι‧κός

Proper noun

Λακωνικός • (Lakonikós) m

Laconian, as in “Λακωνικός κόλπος” ‎(Lakonikós Kólpos, “Laconian Gulf”‎)

Λακωνικός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Inflection

Descendants

References

Greek

Etymology

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Further reading