Λυκοῦργος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From λύκος (lúkos, wolf) and ἔργον (érgon, work).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Λῠκοῦργος (Lukoûrgos) m (genitive Λῠκούργου); second declension

  1. A male given name, equivalent to English Lycurgus
  2. in particular, the legendary lawgiver of Sparta Lycurgus

Inflection

Derived terms

  • Λῠκούργειᾰ (Lukoúrgeia)

Descendants

  • Greek: Λυκούργος (Lykoúrgos)
  • Latin: Lycurgus

Further reading

  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,016
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