Leonidas

English

Leonidas at Thermopylae (1814) by Jacques-Louis David.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Λεωνίδᾱς (Leōnídās, “son of Leon / lion”).

Proper noun

Leonidas

1. (chiefly history) A male given name from Ancient Greek.
2. King Leonidas I of Sparta; he was killed at the Battle of Thermopylae, 480BC.

Anagrams

• elodians, nodalise

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɛoɲɪdas]

Proper noun

Leonidas m anim

1. a male given name

Declension

Declension of Leonidas (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	Leonidas	Leonidasové
genitive	Leonidasa	Leonidasů
dative	Leonidasovi, Leonidasu	Leonidasům
accusative	Leonidasa	Leonidasy
vocative	Leonidase	Leonidasové
locative	Leonidasovi, Leonidasu	Leonidasech
instrumental	Leonidasem	Leonidasy

Latin

Alternative forms

• Leōnida

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λεωνίδᾱς (Leōnídās, “son of Leon / a lion”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ɫeˈoː.nɪ.daːs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [leˈɔː.ni.d̪as]

Proper noun

Leōnidās m sg (genitive Leōnidae); first declension

1. A king of Sparta, who fell at Thermopylae.

Declension

First-declension noun (masculine, Greek-type, nominative singular in -ās), singular only.

	singular
nominative	Leōnidās
genitive	Leōnidae
dative	Leōnidae
accusative	Leōnidān Leōnidam
ablative	Leōnidā
vocative	Leōnidā