Λεωνίδας

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
 

Proper noun

Λεωνῐ́δᾱς • (Leōnídās) 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 Leōnídās
Genitive τοῦ Λεωνῐ́δᾱ
toû Leōnídā
Dative τῷ Λεωνῐ́δᾳ
tôi Leōnídāi
Accusative τὸν Λεωνῐ́δᾱν
tòn Leōnídān
Vocative Λεωνῐ́δᾱ
Leōnídā
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Descendants

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