Λάδων

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /lá.dɔːn/ → /ˈla.ðon/ → /ˈla.ðon/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /lá.dɔːn/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈla.don/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈla.ðon/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈla.ðon/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈla.ðon/

Proper noun

Λᾰ́δων • (Ládōn) m (genitive Λᾰ́δωνος); third declension

1. Ladon (river), Arcadia, Greece
2. (Greek mythology) the god of this river and father of Daphne
3. Ladon, a serpent-like mythological dragon

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Λᾰ́δων; τοῦ Λᾰ́δωνος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Λᾰ́δων ho Ládōn
Genitive	τοῦ Λᾰ́δωνος toû Ládōnos
Dative	τῷ Λᾰ́δωνῐ tôi Ládōni
Accusative	τὸν Λᾰ́δωνᾰ tòn Ládōna
Vocative	Λᾰ́δων Ládōn
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• λᾰδωνῐ́ς (ladōnís)

Descendants

• Greek: Λάδωνας (Ládonas)
• → Latin: Ladōn
  • → English: Ladon
  • → Italian: Ladone

Further reading

• Λάδων in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette