Ulixes
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Etruscan 𐌖𐌈𐌖𐌆𐌄 (uθuze), influenced by Ancient Greek Ὀδυσσεύς (Odusseús).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /uˈlik.seːs/, [ʊˈlʲɪks̠eːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /uˈlik.ses/, [uˈlikses]
Proper noun
Ulixēs m sg (genitive Ulixis or Ulixī or Ulixeī); third declension
Usage notes
Lexicographers and grammarians consider the spelling Ulixēs to be correct for Classical Latin and the spelling Ulyssēs to be incorrect;[1] but the form Ulyssēs is not uncommon, especially in later periods and in languages descended from Latin.
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Ulixēs |
Genitive | Ulixis Ulixī Ulixeī |
Dative | Ulixī |
Accusative | Ulixem Ulixēn |
Ablative | Ulixe |
Vocative | Ulixēs |
Descendants
References
- “Ulixes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Ulixes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- ^ “Ulixes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press