Ἀλκείδης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Ἀλκαῖος (Alkaîos) +‎ -ίδης (-ídēs).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /al.kěː.dɛːs/ → /alˈci.ðis/ → /alˈci.ðis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /al.kěː.dɛːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /alˈki.de̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /alˈci.ðis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /alˈci.ðis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /alˈci.ðis/

Proper noun

Ἀλκείδης • (Alkeídēs) m (genitive Ᾰλκείδου); first declension

1. (Greek mythology) Alcides (synonym of Hercules)

Inflection

First declension of ὁ Ᾰλκείδης; τοῦ Ᾰλκείδου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Ᾰλκείδης ho Alkeídēs
Genitive	τοῦ Ᾰλκείδου toû Alkeídou
Dative	τῷ Ᾰλκείδῃ tôi Alkeídēi
Accusative	τὸν Ᾰλκείδην tòn Alkeídēn
Vocative	Ᾰλκείδη Alkeídē
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• English: Alcides
• Latin: Alcīdēs

Further reading

• Ἀλκείδης in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• Ἀλκείδης in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• “Ἀλκείδης”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, 2011