Laconianadj.n.

Brit.

/ləˈkəʊnɪən/, U.S.

/ləˈkoʊniən/

Etymology: < Latin Lacōnia ( < Greek Λάκων Laconian) + -an suffix.

A. adj.

Of or pertaining to Laconia or its inhabitants; Lacedæmonian, Spartan.

B. n.

1. An inhabitant of Laconia.

ΚΠ

1602 J. Beaumont Metamorph. Tabacco sig. E2 The rude Laconians, whom Lycurgus care Barr'd from the traffick of exotick ware.

1842 J. C. Prichard Nat. Hist. Man 201 The Laconians differ in manners and address from their neighbours the Arcadians.

2. The dialect of ancient Greek spoken in Laconia (Sparta).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [noun] > Indo-European > Greek > Greek dialects

common dialect1604

Aeolic1606

Ionic1606

Ionic dialect1629

Athenian1638

Theban1820

Laconian1830

Doric1837

Rumelian1859

Pamphylian1880

Tsakonian1902

Pontic1910

Thessalian1910

koine1913

Messenian1928

Macedonian1933

Mycenaean1955

1830 H. Tufnell & G. C. Lewis tr. C. O. Müller Hist. Doric Race II. App. viii. 502 We have considered the Doric dialect in general, as spoken by the whole race, only marking out the Laconian as its purest variety.

1875 Encycl. Brit. XI. 133/2 Three changes characteristic of Laconian came in at a comparatively late date.

1954 M. A. Pei & F. Gaynor Dict. Linguistics 118 Laconian, one of the Doric dialects of ancient Greek.

Derivatives

Laconian-like adj.

ΚΠ

1579 T. North tr. Plutarch Liues 58 Somme had reason which sayed heretofore, to speake Laconian like, was to be Philosopher like.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	laconian
释义	Laconianadj.n. Brit. /ləˈkəʊnɪən/, U.S. /ləˈkoʊniən/ Etymology: < Latin Lacōnia ( < Greek Λάκων Laconian) + -an suffix. A. adj. Of or pertaining to Laconia or its inhabitants; Lacedæmonian, Spartan. B. n. 1. An inhabitant of Laconia. ΚΠ 1602 J. Beaumont Metamorph. Tabacco sig. E2 The rude Laconians, whom Lycurgus care Barr'd from the traffick of exotick ware. 1842 J. C. Prichard Nat. Hist. Man 201 The Laconians differ in manners and address from their neighbours the Arcadians. 2. The dialect of ancient Greek spoken in Laconia (Sparta). ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [noun] > Indo-European > Greek > Greek dialects common dialect1604 Aeolic1606 Ionic1606 Ionic dialect1629 Athenian1638 Theban1820 Laconian1830 Doric1837 Rumelian1859 Pamphylian1880 Tsakonian1902 Pontic1910 Thessalian1910 koine1913 Messenian1928 Macedonian1933 Mycenaean1955 1830 H. Tufnell & G. C. Lewis tr. C. O. Müller Hist. Doric Race II. App. viii. 502 We have considered the Doric dialect in general, as spoken by the whole race, only marking out the Laconian as its purest variety. 1875 Encycl. Brit. XI. 133/2 Three changes characteristic of Laconian came in at a comparatively late date. 1954 M. A. Pei & F. Gaynor Dict. Linguistics 118 Laconian, one of the Doric dialects of ancient Greek. Derivatives Laconian-like adj. ΚΠ 1579 T. North tr. Plutarch Liues 58 Somme had reason which sayed heretofore, to speake Laconian like, was to be Philosopher like. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1579
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