LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininethird declension

Lāis

Lāis f sg (genitive Lāidos)
Classical[ˈɫaː.ɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈlaː.is]

Meaning

  1. The name of two famous hetaerae of Corinth

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeLāis—
genitiveLāidos—
dativeLāidī—
accusativeLāida—
ablativeLāide—
vocativeLāis
Lāi		—

Lāïs, ĭdis and ĭdos, f., = Λαΐς,
I. the name of two courtesans of Corinth celebrated for their beauty.
I. Lais, who flourished during the Peloponnesian war: dicitur et multis Lais amata viris, Ov. Am. 1, 5, 12; Cic. Fam. 9, 26, 2 (acc. Laida); Prop. 2, 6, 1 (gen. Laidos).—
II. Lais, a contemporary of Demosthenes, Gell. 1, 8, 3 sqq.; Plin. 28, 7, 23, § 81.—Acc. plur.: Laidas et Glyceras, lascivae nomina famae, Aus. Epigr. 18, 1.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λαΐς (Laḯs).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyLaisLais. 1. The elder Lais, a native probably of Corinth. Athenaeus (xiii. p. 588) says that she was born at Hyccara, in Sicily, but he has probably conf…

Quick answers

What does Lāis mean in Latin?
Lāis, a proper noun, means “The name of two famous hetaerae of Corinth”.
What is the genitive of Lāis?
The genitive singular is Lāidos. Lāis is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Lāis?
In classical Latin, [ˈɫaː.ɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈlaː.is].