Epicydes

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐπικύδης (Epikúdēs).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /eˈpi.ky.deːs/, [ɛˈpɪkʏd̪eːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /eˈpi.t͡ʃi.des/, [eˈpiːt͡ʃid̪es]

Proper noun

Epicydēs m sg (genitive Epicydis); third declension

1. A Syracusan general who served under the Carthaginan army

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Epicydēs
Genitive	Epicydis
Dative	Epicydī
Accusative	Epicydem
Ablative	Epicyde
Vocative	Epicydēs

References

• Epicydes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Epicydes”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray