λάκκος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *lak-. Cognates include Latin lacus, Old Irish loch, and Old English lacu (English lake).

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /lák̚kos/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /lák̚kos/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /lák̚kos/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /lák̚kos/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /lákos/

Noun

λάκκος (genitive λάκκου) m, second declension; (lakkos)

1. pond in which water-fowl were kept
2. cistern, tank
3. pit, reservoir
4. a kind of garment

Inflection

Second declension of λάκκος, λάκκου

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	λάκκος	λάκκω	λάκκοι
Genitive	λάκκου	λάκκοιν	λάκκων
Dative	λάκκῳ	λάκκοιν	λάκκοις
Accusative	λάκκον	λάκκω	λάκκους
Vocative	λάκκε	λάκκω	λάκκοι

Alternative forms

• (pit, reservoir): λάκος

References

• LSJ