See also: laches

English

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Etymology

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Proper noun

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Laches

  1. A surname.

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Latin

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λάχης (Lákhēs).

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    Lachēs m sg (genitive Lachētis); third declension

    1. An Athenian statesman and general

    Declension

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    Third-declension noun, singular only.

    References

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    • Laches”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • Laches”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.