Alcibiades

See also: Alcibíades

English

Etymology

From Latin Alcibiadēs, from Ancient Greek Ἀλκιβιάδης (Alkibiádēs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌælsəˈbaɪədiz/

Proper noun

Alcibiades

  1. A Greek male given name from Ancient Greek, notably borne by Alcibiades (450–404 B.C.), a prominent Athenian statesman, orator, and general.

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Further reading

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀλκιβιάδης (Alkibiádēs).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /al.kiˈbi.a.deːs/, [äɫ̪kɪˈbiäd̪eːs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /al.t͡ʃiˈbi.a.des/, [äl̠ʲt͡ʃiˈbiːäd̪es]

Proper noun

Alcibiadēs m sg (genitive Alcibiadis); third declension

  1. an Athenian general

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Alcibiadēs
Genitive Alcibiadis
Dative Alcibiadī
Accusative Alcibiadem
Alcibiadēn
Ablative Alcibiade
Vocative Alcibiadē
  • In Late or Church Latin the genitive Alcibiadī did occur.

References

  • Alcibiades”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Alcibiades in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • Alcibiades”, in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
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