Λάιος (Laios): all forms
Λάιος means “Laios — Laius, king of Thebes, father of Oedipus”. Below is its full declension in Ancient Greek.
Positive
Positive, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | λαιός | λαιά | λαιόν | |
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| Genitive | λαιοῦ | λαιᾶς | λαιοῦ | |
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| Dative | λαιῷ | λαιᾷ | λαιῷ | |
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| Accusative | λαιόν | λαιάν | λαιόν | |
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| Vocative | λαιέ | λαιά | λαιόν | |
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Positive, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | λαιοί | λαιαί | λαιά | |
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| Genitive | λαιῶν | λαιῶν | λαιῶν | |
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| Dative | λαιοῖς | λαιαῖς | λαιοῖς | |
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| Accusative | λαιούς | λαιάς | λαιά | |
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| Vocative | λαιοί | λαιαί | λαιά | |
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Positive, forms | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Forms | | | | λαιῶς |
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Comparative
Comparative, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | λαιότερος | λαιοτέρα | λαιότερον | |
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| Genitive | λαιοτέρου | λαιοτέρας | λαιοτέρου | |
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| Dative | λαιοτέρῳ | λαιοτέρᾳ | λαιοτέρῳ | |
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| Accusative | λαιότερον | λαιοτέραν | λαιότερον | |
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| Vocative | λαιότερε | λαιοτέρα | λαιότερον | |
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Comparative, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | λαιότεροι | λαιότεραι | λαιότερα | |
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| Genitive | λαιοτέρων | λαιοτέρων | λαιοτέρων | |
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| Dative | λαιοτέροις | λαιοτέραις · λαιοτέραφι · λαιοτέρᾳς | λαιοτέροις | |
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| Accusative | λαιοτέρους | λαιοτέρας | λαιότερα | |
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| Vocative | λαιότεροι | λαιότεραι | λαιότερα | |
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Comparative, forms | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Forms | | | | λαιοτέρως |
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Superlative
Superlative, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | λαιότατος | λαιοτάτη | λαιότατον | |
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| Genitive | λαιοτάτου | λαιοτάτης | λαιοτάτου | |
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| Dative | λαιοτάτῳ | λαιοτάτῃ | λαιοτάτῳ | |
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| Accusative | λαιότατον | λαιοτάτην | λαιότατον | |
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| Vocative | λαιότατε | λαιοτάτη | λαιότατον | |
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Superlative, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | λαιότατοι | λαιόταται | λαιότατα | |
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| Genitive | λαιοτάτων | λαιοτάτων | λαιοτάτων | |
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| Dative | λαιοτάτοις | λαιοτάταις | λαιοτάτοις | |
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| Accusative | λαιοτάτους | λαιοτάτας | λαιότατα | |
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| Vocative | λαιότατοι | λαιόταται | λαιότατα | |
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Superlative, forms | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Forms | | | | λαιότατα |
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Meaning and examples of Λάιος
Source: Socratos (socratos.org), a free reader for Ancient Greek and Latin. Grammar from the Perseus Treebank and Morpheus; dictionary entries from Liddell-Scott-Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA). Counts are from the texts on Socratos.