Laocoon

See also: Laocoön

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /la.o.ko.ɔ̃/

Proper noun

Laocoon m

  1. (Greek mythology) Laocoön

Latin

Alternative forms
  • Laucoōn

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λαοκόων (Laokóōn).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /laːˈo.ko.oːn/, [ɫ̪äːˈɔkoːn]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /laˈo.ko.on/, [läˈɔːkoːn]

Proper noun

Lāocoōn m sg (genitive Lāocoōntis); third declension

  1. (Greek mythology) name of a mythical character; Laocoön who was attacked by giant serpents

Usage notes
  • Sometimes spelled Lāocoō̈n, with a diaeresis.

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Lāocoōn
Genitive Lāocoōntis
Dative Lāocoōntī
Accusative Lāocoōntem
Ablative Lāocoōnte
Vocative Lāocoōn

References
  • “Laocoon”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Laocoon in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 886
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