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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