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Laertes

Syllables: La·er·tes/leɪˈɜː.tiːz/US/leɪˈɜɹ.tiz/

Laertes proper noun: the legendary king of the Cephallenians and father of Odysseus.

Proper noun

Laertes

  1. (Greek) The legendary king of the Cephallenians and father of Odysseus.

Forms of Laertes

alternative formLaërtes

Origin of Laertes

Learned borrowing from Latin Lāertēs, borrowed from Ancient Greek Λαέρτης (Laértēs).

Words that rhyme with Laertes

Questions about Laertes

What does Laertes mean?
Laertes means the legendary king of the Cephallenians and father of Odysseus.
What part of speech is Laertes?
Laertes is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Laertes?
Laertes is pronounced /leɪˈɜː.tiːz/ (UK).

Words near Laertes in the dictionary

  1. laendler
  2. laendlers
  3. Laennec's cirrhosis
  4. laeotropic
  5. laeotropically
  6. Laertes
  7. LAEs
  8. laesio enormis
  9. Laestadian
  10. Laestadianism
  11. Laestadians

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