LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinethird declension

Lycāōn

Lycāōn m sg (genitive Lycāonis)
Classical[lyˈkaː.oːn]Ecclesiastical[liˈkaː.on]

Meaning

  1. GreekA king of Arcadia turned into a wolf by Zeus

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeLycāōn—
genitiveLycāonis—
dativeLycāonī—
accusativeLycāonem—
ablativeLycāone—
vocativeLycāōn—

Lўcāon, ŏnis, m., = Λυκάων,
I. a king of Arcadia, father of Callisto, whom Jupiter, because he had defiled his altar with human sacrifices, turned into a wolf; acc. to Ovid, because he had tried to murder Jupiter himself, who was his guest, Ov. M. 1, 198; Hyg. Fab. 176 sq.; Cic. Fam. 3, 10, 10; acc. Lycaona, id. ib. 2, 526.—
B. His grandson, also called Arcas, Ov. F. 6, 225.—Hence,
II.
A. Lўcāŏnĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Lycaon, Lycaonian: mensa, Ov. Ib. 433: parens, i. e. Callisto, id. M. 2, 496; cf. Cat. 66, 66: Arctos, i. e. Callisto as the constellation of the Bear, Ov. F. 3, 793; 6, 235. —Hence, axis, the northern sky, where the constellation of the Bear is situated, Ov. Tr. 3, 2, 2.—
B. Lўcāŏnis, ĭdis, f., the daughter of Lycaon, i. e. Callisto, Ov. F. 2, 173.
lўcāon, ŏnis, m., = λυκάων,
I. an animal of the wolf kind, Mela, 3, 9, 2; Plin. 8, 34, 52, § 123; Sol. 3.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wl̥kʷós?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wĺ̥kʷos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*lúkos
  4. Ancient Greek λῠ́κος(lŭ́kos)
  5. LatinLycāōn

Ancient Greek Λυκάων (Lukáōn)bor. Latin Lycāōn Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λυκάων (Lukáōn).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyLycaonLycaon (Λυκάων). 1. A son of Pelasgus by Meliboea, the daughter of Oceanus, and king of Arcadia (Apollod. 3.8.1). Others call him a son of Pelasgus by…

Quick answers

What does Lycāōn mean in Latin?
Lycāōn, a proper noun, means “A king of Arcadia turned into a wolf by Zeus”.
What is the genitive of Lycāōn?
The genitive singular is Lycāonis. Lycāōn is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Lycāōn?
In classical Latin, [lyˈkaː.oːn]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [liˈkaː.on].
Where does Lycāōn come from?
Proto-Indo-European *wl̥kʷós? → Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos → Proto-Hellenic *lúkos → Ancient Greek λῠ́κος (lŭ́kos) → Latin Lycāōn.