Heraclius

English

Etymology

From Latin Hērāclīus, from Ancient Greek Ἡράκλειος (Hērákleios).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌhɛɹəˈklaɪəs/

Proper noun

Heraclius

1. An Ancient Greek male given name from Ancient Greek, notably borne by several Byzantine emperors and Georgian kings

Translations

given name

• Armenian: Հերակլիոս (Heraklios) (Byzantine), Հերակլ (Herakl) (Georgian)
• French: Héraclius (fr)
• Georgian: ჰერაკლე (heraḳle) (Byzantine), ერეკლე (ereḳle) (Georgian)
• Greek: Ηράκλειος (el) (Irákleios)

  Ancient: Ἡράκλειος (Hērákleios)

• Latin: Hērāclīus
• Russian: Ира́клий (ru) (Iráklij)

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἡράκλειος (Hērákleios).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /heːˈra.kli.us/, [heːˈräklʲiʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /eˈra.kli.us/, [eˈräːklius]

Proper noun

Hēraclius m sg (genitive Hēracliī or Hēraclī); second declension

1. The name of various East Roman emperors, including Heraclius and Heraclonas

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Hēraclius
genitive	Hēracliī Hēraclī1
dative	Hēracliō
accusative	Hēraclium
ablative	Hēracliō
vocative	Hēraclī

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Descendants

• → Italian: Eraclio