Jump to content

-κλῆς

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

Ancient Greek

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

For -κλέης (-kléēs), from κλέος (kléos, fame) [from earlier κλέϝος (kléwos)] +‎ -ης (-ēs). Compare with the Proto-Slavic name element *-slavъ.

Suffix

[edit]

-κλῆς (-klêsm (genitive -κλέους); third declension

  1. An element found in given names.

Derived terms

[edit]

Descendants

[edit]
  • German: -kles
  • Latin: -clēs
  • Russian: -кл (-kl)