"Lycaon" meaning in Latin

See Lycaon in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [lyˈkaː.oːn] [Classical-Latin], [liˈkaː.on] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wl̥kʷós? Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos Proto-Hellenic *lúkos Ancient Greek λῠ́κος (lŭ́kos) Ancient Greek Λυκάων (Lukáōn)bor. Latin Lycāōn Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λυκάων (Lukáōn). Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:bor|grc:Λυκάων|text=+|title=Lycāōn|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wl̥kʷós? Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos Proto-Hellenic *lúkos Ancient Greek λῠ́κος (lŭ́kos) Ancient Greek Λυκάων (Lukáōn)bor. Latin Lycāōn [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "dangerous", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*wl̥kʷós", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro", "pos" : "adjective" } ], "is_uncertain" : true, "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*wĺ̥kʷos", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Hellenic", "term" : "*lúkos", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grk-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "λῠ́κος", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "Λυκάων", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "Lycāōn", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="Lycāōn"> Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λυκάων (Lukáōn). Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Lycāōn/Lycāon<3>|g=m}} Lycāōn m sg (genitive Lycāonis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Lycāōn/Lycāon<3>}} Forms: Lycāōn [canonical, masculine, singular], Lycāonis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Lycāōn [nominative, singular], Lycāonis [genitive, singular], Lycāonī [dative, singular], Lycāonem [accusative, singular], Lycāone [ablative, singular], Lycāōn [singular, vocative]
  1. (Greek mythology) A king of Arcadia turned into a wolf by Zeus Tags: Greek, declension-3 Derived forms: Lycāōnius, Lycāōnis
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