Laius
See also: laïus
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Latin Lāius, from Ancient Greek Λᾱ́ῐ̈ος (Lā́ïos).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Laius
Translations edit
father of Oedipus and husband of Jocasta
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Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λάϊος (Láïos).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈlaː.i̯us/, [ˈɫ̪äːi̯ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈla.jus/, [ˈläːjus]
Proper noun edit
Lāius m sg (genitive Lāiī or Lāī); second declension
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Lāius |
Genitive | Lāiī Lāī1 |
Dative | Lāiō |
Accusative | Lāium |
Ablative | Lāiō |
Vocative | Lāī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References edit
- “Laius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Laius”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
- Laius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.