Δημοκλῆς
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- Δᾱμοκλῆς (Dāmoklês) – Doric
- Δημοκλέης (Dēmokléēs) – Epic
Etymology
From δῆμος (dêmos, “people”) + -κλῆς (-klês, “fame”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /dɛː.mo.klɛ̂ːs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /de̝.moˈkle̝s/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ði.moˈklis/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ði.moˈklis/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ði.moˈklis/
Proper noun
Δημοκλῆς • (Dēmoklês) m (genitive Δημοκλέους); third declension (Attic)
- a male given name: Democles, Damocles
Inflection
Third declension of ὁ Δημοκλῆς; τοῦ Δημοκλέους (contracted, Attic)
Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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Nominative | ὁ Δημοκλῆς ho Dēmoklês | ||||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ Δημοκλέους toû Dēmokléous | ||||||||||||
Dative | τῷ Δημοκλεῖ tôi Dēmokleî | ||||||||||||
Accusative | τὸν Δημοκλέᾱ tòn Dēmokléā | ||||||||||||
Vocative | Δημόκλεις Dēmókleis | ||||||||||||
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Derived terms
- Δημοκλείδης (Dēmokleídēs)
References
- Δημοκλῆς in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2023)
- Δημοκλῆς in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette