Old English · proper noun
Leoniþa
- Part of speech
- proper noun, masculine
- Declension
- weak
- IPA
- /ˈle͜o.ni.θɑ/
- Syllables
- ˈle͜o · ni · θɑ (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- leonidassparta
Meaning
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Leonidas I, king of Sparta
Leoniða, Læcedemonia cyning, Crēca byrġ, hæfde IIII þūsend monna, þā hē anġēan Xersis fōr, on ānum nearwan londfæstenne; ⁊ him þǣr mid ġefeohte wiðstōd.
Leonidas, king of Sparta, a Greek city, had four thousand men, when he marched against Xerxes, in a narrow fortified pass; and stood against him in battle.
late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
Declension
All forms (2)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Λεωνίδᾱς (Leōnídās).
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