LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininethird declension

Leucas

Leucas f sg (genitive Leucados)
Classical[ˈɫɛu̯.kas]Ecclesiastical[ˈlɛːu̯.kas]

Meaning

  1. femininesingularan island of Greece; modern Lefkada

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeLeucas—
genitiveLeucadis
Leucados		—
dativeLeucadī—
accusativeLeucadem
Leucada		—
ablativeLeucade—
vocativeLeucas—
locativeLeucadī
Leucade		—

Leucas, ădis, f., = Λευκάς.
I. For Leucadia, v. h. v.—
II. The capital of the island Leucadia; v. Leucadia, B.—
III. The promontory Leucata; v. Leucata.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*lewk-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*lewkós
  3. Proto-Hellenic*leukós
  4. Ancient Greek λευκός(leukós)
  5. Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς(-ắs)
  6. LatinLeucas

Ancient Greek Λευκάς (Leukás)bor. Latin Leucas Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λευκάς (Leukás).

Descendants
  • ItalianLeucade
  • FrenchLeucadefrom Middle French Leucade

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyLeucasLeucas, LEUCADIA (Λευκάς, Thuc., Xen., Strab.; Λευκαδία, Thuc. Liv.: Eth. Λευκάδιος, an island in the Ionian sea, separated by a narrow channel from t…GeographyLeucasLeucas (Λευκάς), a place in Bithynia, on the river Gallus, in the south of Nicaea, is mentioned only by Anna Comnena (p. 470), but can be easily ident…

Quick answers

What does Leucas mean in Latin?
Leucas, a proper noun, means “an island of Greece; modern Lefkada”.
What is the genitive of Leucas?
The genitive singular is Leucados. Leucas is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Leucas?
In classical Latin, [ˈɫɛu̯.kas]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈlɛːu̯.kas].
Where does Leucas come from?
Proto-Indo-European *lewk- → Proto-Indo-European *lewkós → Proto-Hellenic *leukós → Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós) → Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς (-ắs) → Latin Leucas.