"Lycaon" meaning in Latin

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Proper name

IPA: [lyˈkaː.oːn] [Classical-Latin], [liˈkaː.on] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λυκάων (Lukáōn). Etymology templates: {{etymon|la|:bor|grc:Λῠκᾱ́ων}}, {{bor|la|grc|Λυκάων}} 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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