Ὀδόακρος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Likely of Germanic origin; see also the etymology at Latin Odoacer.

Proper noun

Ὀδόακρος • (Odóakros) m (genitive Ὀδοάκρου); second declension

1. Flavius Odoacer, the first king of Italy
   • 550s AD, Procopius, History of the Wars 5.1.6:

     ἦν δέ τις ἐν αὐτοῖς Ὀδόακρος ὄνομα, ἐς τοὺς βασιλέως δορυφόρους τελῶν

     ên dé tis en autoîs Odóakros ónoma, es toùs basiléōs doruphórous telôn

     • 1916 translation by H. B. Dewing

       Now there was a certain man among the Romans named Odoacer, one of the bodyguards of the emperor ...

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Ὀδόακρος; τοῦ Ὀδοάκρου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Ὀδόακρος ho Odóakros
Genitive	τοῦ Ὀδοάκρου toû Odoákrou
Dative	τῷ Ὀδοάκρῳ tôi Odoákrōi
Accusative	τὸν Ὀδόακρον tòn Odóakron
Vocative	Ὀδόακρε Odóakre
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.