Λητώ

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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In 20th-century sources Leto is traditionally derived from Lycian lada, "wife", as her earliest cult was centered in Lycia. Lycian lada may also be the origin of the Greek name Λήδα (Lḗda, Leda). Other scholars (Paul Kretschmer, Erich Bethe, Pierre Chantraine and R. S. P. Beekes) have suggested a Pre-Greek origin.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Λητώ (Lētṓf (genitive Λητοῦς); third declension

  1. Leto

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: Leto
  • Greek: Λητώ (Litó)
  • Latin: Latona (via Λατώ (Latṓ))

References

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  • Λητώ”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Λητώ”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Λητώ”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • Λητώ in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,015

Greek

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Λητώ (Lētṓ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /liˈto/
  • Hyphenation: Λη‧τώ

Proper noun

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Λητώ (Litóf

  1. (Greek mythology) Leto (Titan goddess, mother of Apollo and Artemis by Zeus)

Declension

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