Λαέρτης

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms
  • Λᾱ́ρτῐος (Lā́rtios), Λᾱέρτῐος (Lāértios) — Poetic, Lyric

Etymology

From λᾱός (lāós, “people”) +‎ εἴρω (eírō, “I fasten together”) +‎ -της (-tēs), literally "gatherer of the people".

Pronunciation
 

Proper noun

Λᾱέρτης • (Lāértēs) m (genitive Λᾱέρτου); first declension

  1. a male given name: Laertes

Inflection
First declension of ὁ Λᾱέρτης; τοῦ Λᾱέρτου (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ὁ Λᾱέρτης
ho Lāértēs
Genitive τοῦ Λᾱέρτου
toû Lāértou
Dative τῷ Λᾱέρτῃ
tôi Lāértēi
Accusative τὸν Λᾱέρτην
tòn Lāértēn
Vocative Λᾱέρτᾰ
Lāérta
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
First declension of Λᾱέρτης; Λᾱέρτᾱο (Epic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative Λᾱέρτης
Lāértēs
Genitive Λᾱέρτᾱο / Λᾱέρτε͜ω / Λᾱέρτω
Lāértāo / Lāérte͜ō / Lāértō
Dative Λᾱέρτῃ
Lāértēi
Accusative Λᾱέρτην
Lāértēn
Vocative Λᾱέρτᾰ
Lāérta
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Greek: Λαέρτης (Laértis)
  • → Latin: Lāertēs

References
  • “Λαέρτης”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “Λαέρτης”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, pages 1,014, 1,015
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