Lycurgus

English

Proper noun

Lycurgus

A male given name

Usage notes

See the Latin entry for more details.

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λυκοῦργος (Lukoûrgos).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /lyˈkuːr.ɡus/, [lʲʏˈkuːrɡʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /liˈkur.ɡus/, [liˈkurɡus]

Proper noun

Lycūrgus m sg (genitive Lycūrgī); second declension

The name of several kings of Ancient Greece
A famous lawgiver of Sparta
An orator from Athens

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Lycūrgus
Genitive	Lycūrgī
Dative	Lycūrgō
Accusative	Lycūrgum
Ablative	Lycūrgō
Vocative	Lycūrge

Descendants

→ Catalan: Licurg
→ Czech: Lykúrgos
→ Dutch: Lycurgus
→ English: Lycurgus
→ French: Lycurgue
→ German: Lykurg
→ Italian: Licurgo
→ Japanese: リュクルゴス
→ Spanish: Licurgo
→ Portuguese: Licurgo
→ Romanian: Licurg
→ Russian: Лику́рг (Likúrg)
→ Ukrainian: Лікург (Likurh)

References

“Lycurgus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Lycurgus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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