Lycurgus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λυκοῦργος (Lukoûrgos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /lyˈkuːr.ɡus/, [lʲʏˈkuːrɡʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /liˈkur.ɡus/, [liˈkurɡus]

Proper noun

Lycūrgus m sg (genitive Lycūrgī); second declension

1. The name of several kings of Ancient Greece
2. A famous lawgiver of Sparta
3. 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
• → French: Lycurgue
• → German: Lykurg
• → Italian: Licurgo
• → Japanese: リュクルゴス
• → Spanish: Licurgo
• → Portuguese: Licurgo
• → Russian: Ликург (Likurg)
• → 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.