LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinethird declension

Ladōn

Ladōn m sg (genitive Ladōnis)
Classical[ˈɫa.doːn]Ecclesiastical[ˈlaː.don]

Meaning

  1. a river in Elis district which flows into the Peneus

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeLadōn—
genitiveLadōnis—
dativeLadōnī—
accusativeLadōnem—
ablativeLadōne—
vocativeLadōn—

Lādon, ōnis, m., = Λάδων.
I. A river of Arcadia which flows into the Alphēus; the fabled father of Daphne: harenosus, Ov. M. 1, 702; Mel. 2, 3, 5; Sen. Q. N. 6, 25, 2; cf. Serv. Verg. E. 3, 63; id. ad Aen. 3, 91.—
II. The name of one of Actæon's hounds, Ov. M. 3, 216.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λάδων (Ládōn).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyLadonLadon. 2. The dragon, who was believed to guard the apples of the Hesperides. He is said to have been able to assume various tones of voice, and to ha…

Quick answers

What does Ladōn mean in Latin?
Ladōn, a proper noun, means “a river in Elis district which flows into the Peneus”.
What is the genitive of Ladōn?
The genitive singular is Ladōnis. Ladōn is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Ladōn?
In classical Latin, [ˈɫa.doːn]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈlaː.don].