LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinethird declension

Lelegēs

Lelegēs m pl (genitive Lelegum)
Classical[ˈɫɛ.ɫɛ.ɡeːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈlɛː.le.d͡ʒes]

Meaning

  1. A Pelasgic tribe who lived scattered over several parts of Asia Minor and Greece

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—Lelegēs
genitive—Lelegum
dative—Lelegibus
accusative—Lelegēs
ablative—Lelegibus
vocative—Lelegēs

Lĕlĕges, um, m., = Λέλεγες,
I. a Pelasgic tribe who lived scattered over several parts of Asia Minor and Greece (in Caria, lonia, Mysia, Thessaly, Locris, Megara), Plin. 4, 7, 12, § 27; 5, 30, 33, § 127; Verg. A. 8, 725; Ov. M. 9, 645; Luc. 6, 383.—In sing.: hac Ixionides, illa Troezenius heros parte Lelex, the Lelegeian, as a proper name, Ov. M. 8, 566.—
II. Hence,
A. Lĕ-lĕgēïus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Leleges, Lelegeian: litora, i. e. the coast of Megara, Ov. M. 8, 8: moenia, i. e. Megara, id. ib. 7, 443.—
B. Lĕlĕgēis, ĭdis, adj., Lelegeian, Asiatic: nymphae Lelegeides, Ov. M. 9, 651.—Subst., an early name of Miletus, because formerly inhabited by the Leleges, Plin. 5, 29, 31, § 112.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λέλεγες (Léleges).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyLelegesEth. Leleges (Λέλεγες), an ancient race which was spread over Greece, the adjoining islands, and the Asiatic coast, before the Hellenes. They were so …

Quick answers

What does Lelegēs mean in Latin?
Lelegēs, a proper noun, means “A Pelasgic tribe who lived scattered over several parts of Asia Minor and Greece”.
What is the genitive of Lelegēs?
The genitive singular is Lelegum. Lelegēs is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Lelegēs?
In classical Latin, [ˈɫɛ.ɫɛ.ɡeːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈlɛː.le.d͡ʒes].