LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinefirst declension

Lādās

Lādās m sg (genitive Lādae)
Classical[ˈɫaː.daːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈlaː.das]

Meaning

  1. a famous runner of Classical Greece, whose name became a proverb for swiftness.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeLādās—
genitiveLādae—
dativeLādae—
accusativeLādam
Lādān		—
ablativeLādā—
vocativeLādā—

Lādas, ae, m., = Λάδας,
I. a runner of Alexander the Great, whose name became a proverb for swiftness, Sol. 1, § 96; Mart. 10, 100, 5; 2, 86, 8; Cat. 55, 25; Auct. Her. 4, 3, 4; Sen. Ep. 85, 4: pauper locupletem optare podagram Ne dubitet Ladas, Juv. 13, 97.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λάδας (Ládas).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyLadasLadas (Λάδας). 1. A celebrated runner, a native of Laconia. He gained the victory at Olympia in the δόλιχος, and expired soon after. There was a monum…

Quick answers

What does Lādās mean in Latin?
Lādās, a proper noun, means “a famous runner of Classical Greece, whose name became a proverb for swiftness.”.
What is the genitive of Lādās?
The genitive singular is Lādae. Lādās is masculine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Lādās?
In classical Latin, [ˈɫaː.daːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈlaː.das].