Lycurgus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λυκοῦργος (Lukoûrgos).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /lyˈkuːr.ɡus/, [lʏˈkuːr.ɡʊs]

Proper noun

Lycūrgus m (genitive Lycūrgī); second declension

  1. The name of several kings of Ancient Greece
  2. A famous lawgiver of Sparta
  3. An orator from Athens

Declension

Second declension.

Case Singular
Nominative Lycurgus
Genitive Lycurgī
Dative Lycurgō
Accusative Lycurgum
Ablative Lycurgō
Vocative Lycurge

Descendants
  • → Catalan: Licurg
  • → Czech: Lykúrgos
  • → Dutch: Lycurgus
  • → French: Lycurgue
  • → German: Lykurg
  • → Italian: Licurgo
  • → Japanese: リュクルゴス
  • → Spanish: Licurgo
  • → Portuguese: Licurgo
  • → Russian: Ликург (Likurg)
  • → Ukrainian: Лікург (Likurh)

References
  • Lycurgus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Lycurgus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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