Δεκέβαλος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Δεκίβαλλος (Dekíballos)
• Δικέβαλος (Dikébalos)

Etymology

From Dacian *Dekebalus.

Proper noun

Δεκέβαλος • (Dekébalos) m (genitive Δεκέβαλου); first declension

1. a male given name from Dacian: Decebalus

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Δεκέβαλος; τοῦ Δεκεβάλου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Δεκέβαλος ho Dekébalos
Genitive	τοῦ Δεκεβάλου toû Dekebálou
Dative	τῷ Δεκεβάλῳ tôi Dekebálōi
Accusative	τὸν Δεκέβαλον tòn Dekébalon
Vocative	Δεκέβαλε Dekébale
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Second declension of ὁ Δεκέβαλος; τοῦ Δεκεβάλου (Ionic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Δεκέβαλος ho Dekébalos
Genitive	τοῦ Δεκεβάλου toû Dekebálou
Dative	τῷ Δεκεβάλῳ tôi Dekebálōi
Accusative	τὸν Δεκέβαλον tòn Dekébalon
Vocative	Δεκέβαλε Dekébale
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Descendants

• Greek: Δεκέβαλος (Dekévalos)
• → Latin: Decebalus
  • → Romanian: Decebal

References

• Δεκέβαλος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette