λάσταυρος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

According to Beekes, of Pre-Greek origin together with λάσται (lástai, whores) and λαίσιτος (laísitos, cinaedus).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

λᾰ́σταυρος • (lástauros) m (genitive λᾰσταύρου); second declension

  1. catamite, cinaedus, debauchee
    Synonyms: βάταλος (bátalos), κίναιδος (kínaidos), μαρικᾶς (marikâs)

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἡμιλάσταυρος (hēmilástauros)
  • λασταυροκάκκαβον (lastaurokákkabon)

Descendants

  • Latin: lastaurus

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.