Λεωνίδας

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

λέων (léōn, “lion”) +‎ -ῐ́δᾱς (-ĭ́dās, “patronymic suffix”): “son of a lion”.

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Λεωνῐ́δᾱς • (Leōnĭ́dās) m (genitive Λεωνῐ́δᾱ); first declension (Doric)

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Leonidas

Inflection

First declension of ὁ Λεωνῐ́δᾱς; τοῦ Λεωνῐ́δᾱ (Doric)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ὁ Λεωνῐ́δᾱς
ho Leōnĭ́dās
Genitive τοῦ Λεωνῐ́δᾱ
toû Leōnĭ́dā
Dative τῷ Λεωνῐ́δᾳ
tōî Leōnĭ́dāi
Accusative τὸν Λεωνῐ́δᾱν
tòn Leōnĭ́dān
Vocative Λεωνῐ́δᾱ
Leōnĭ́dā
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.
First declension of ὁ Λεωνῐ́δᾱς; τοῦ Λεωνῐ́δου (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ὁ Λεωνῐ́δᾱς
ho Leōnĭ́dās
Genitive τοῦ Λεωνῐ́δου
toû Leōnĭ́dou
Dative τῷ Λεωνῐ́δᾳ
tōî Leōnĭ́dāi
Accusative τὸν Λεωνῐ́δᾱν
tòn Leōnĭ́dān
Vocative Λεωνῐ́δᾱ
Leōnĭ́dā
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • Greek: Λεωνίδας (Leonídas)
  • → Coptic: ⲗⲉⲱⲛⲓⲇⲁⲥ (leōnidas)
  • → Latin: Leōnidās
  • → Russian: Леони́д (Leoníd)
  • → Belarusian: Леані́д (Ljeaníd)

References

  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910), English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,015
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