λᾶας

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • λᾶος (lâos)
  • λᾶς (lâs) – Attic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *leh₁w- (“stone”), cognate with Old Irish lie (“stone”), Mycenaean Greek 𐀨𐀁𐀊 (ra-e-ja, “stone”), Proto-Albanian *laurā (Albanian lerë (“boulder”)) and possibly Old Armenian լեառն (leaṙn, “mountain”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

λᾶᾰς • (lâas) m or f (genitive λᾶος); third declension

  1. stone
    Synonym: λίθος (líthos)

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • →⇒ Translingual: Laonastes

Further reading

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