ΛΑΚΩΝΙΚΗ, λακωνικη
LAKŌNIKĒ, lakōnikē
Sounds Like: lah-koh-nee-KEE
Translations: Laconian, Spartan, laconic
From the root: ΛΑΚΩΝΙΚΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes something related to Laconia, the region in ancient Greece where Sparta was located. It can refer to anything originating from or characteristic of Laconia or Sparta. It is also famously used to describe a concise, brief, or pithy style of speech, characteristic of the Spartans, hence the English word 'laconic'.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 2:114
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΛΑΚΩΝΙΚΟΣ, appear in our texts.
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