LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinethird declension

Lāocoōn

Lāocoōn m sg (genitive Lāocoontis)
Classical[ɫaːˈɔ.ko.oːn]Ecclesiastical[laˈɔː.ko.on]

Meaning

  1. Greekname of a mythical character; Laocoön who was attacked by giant serpents

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeLāocoōn—
genitiveLāocoontis
Lāocoontos		—
dativeLāocoontī—
accusativeLāocoontem
Lāocoonta		—
ablativeLāocoonte—
vocativeLāocoōn—

Lāŏcŏon (Laucŏon), ontis, m., = Λαοκόων,
I. a son of Priam and Hecaba, priest of the Thymbrean Apollo, who was killed, with his two sons, at the altar by two serpents, Verg. A. 2, 41; 201; Hyg. Fab. 135: sicut in Laocoonte, in the statue of Laocoon, Plin. 36, 5, 4, § 37.—Form Laucoön, Petr. 89.

Origins

  1. Proto-Hellenic*lāwós
  2. Ancient Greek λᾱός(lāós)
  3. Ancient Greek κοέω(koéō)
  4. Ancient Greek -ων(-ōn)
  5. LatinLāocoōn

Ancient Greek Λαοκόων (Laokóōn)bor. Latin Lāocoōn Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λαοκόων (Laokóōn).

Descendants
  • CatalanLaocoont
  • EnglishLaocoön
  • FrenchLaocoon
  • ItalianLaocoonte
  • PortugueseLaocoonte
  • RomanianLaocoon
  • SpanishLaocoonte
  • DutchLaocoön
  • GalicianLaocoonte

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyLaocoonLaocoon (Λαοκόων), a Trojan hero, who plays a prominent part in the post-Homeric legends about Troy, especially in the Ἰλίον πέρσις, the substance of …

Quick answers

What does Lāocoōn mean in Latin?
Lāocoōn, a proper noun, means “name of a mythical character; Laocoön who was attacked by giant serpents”.
What is the genitive of Lāocoōn?
The genitive singular is Lāocoontis. Lāocoōn is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Lāocoōn?
In classical Latin, [ɫaːˈɔ.ko.oːn]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [laˈɔː.ko.on].
Where does Lāocoōn come from?
Proto-Hellenic *lāwós → Ancient Greek λᾱός (lāós) → Ancient Greek κοέω (koéō) → Ancient Greek -ων (-ōn) → Latin Lāocoōn.