Lycurgus

English

Proper noun

Lycurgus

  1. A male given name

Usage notes

See the Latin entry for more details.

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λυκοῦργος (Lukoûrgos).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /lyˈkuːr.ɡus/, [lʲʏˈkuːrɡʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /liˈkur.ɡus/, [liˈkurɡus]

Proper noun

Lycūrgus m sg (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 noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Lycūrgus
Genitive Lycūrgī
Dative Lycūrgō
Accusative Lycūrgum
Ablative Lycūrgō
Vocative Lycūrge

Descendants

  • → Catalan: Licurg
  • → Czech: Lykúrgos
  • → Dutch: Lycurgus
  • → English: Lycurgus
  • → French: Lycurgue
  • → German: Lykurg
  • → Italian: Licurgo
  • → Japanese: リュクルゴス
  • → Spanish: Licurgo
  • → Portuguese: Licurgo
  • → Russian: Лику́рг (Likúrg)
  • → 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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